Rohan Murphy

Rohan Mario Murphy, born on 22 December 1983, is an American Paralympian, wrestler and motivational speaker. He began as a team manager at East Islip High School, where his coach noticed his upper-body strength and suggested wrestling, and he became one of the most decorated wrestlers in school history before walking on at Penn State, where he earned three varsity letters. At Penn State he began Paralympic weightlifting events and in May 2006 won a bronze medal in the 56 kg Junior Division of the IPC World Powerlifting Championships in Busan, lifting 127.5 kg and breaking the previous United States Paralympic record for the class. The feat led Nike to feature him in its No Excuses campaign, and he is the founder of the networking community CatchSpark.