Green To Compete in Trials

Freedom Innovations amputee advocate Roderick Green will compete in the Paralympic Trials Exhibition on July 17, as part of his training for the Paralympics, which will be held in September in Athens, Greece. Green, a below-knee amputee, will be in Sacramento, California, to compete in the men's 100-meter race.

A resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Green joined Freedom Innovations, located in Irvine, California, in 2004 as part of its amputee advocate program. He currently wears a Freedom Innovations sprinter foot when competing in track and field events, and the "renegade" foot for everyday activities. In addition to his athletic endeavors, Green offers Freedom feedback on its products.

Green is a member of the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF), which is headquartered in Del Mar, California. CAF provides grants directly to athletes with a physical disability, has raised more than $4.8 million, and directly assisted 1,300 challenged athletes worldwide. Green works with CAF to help raise awareness of the organization and serve as a role model to disabled athletes.

Born without a fibula and ankle in his right leg, Green, 24, has been an amputee his entire life. He began playing basketball at 13, and in 1997 became the first amputee in the world to sign a full collegiate athletic scholarship, playing basketball for Oklahoma Christian University. Following college, Green went on to become one of the fastest amputee sprinters worldwide. In 2000, he won three medals at the Paralympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and broke the American record in the 400 meters.

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