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Mark Zupan (born May 20, 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio) is the captain of the United States quadriplegic wheelchair rugby team which competes in the Paralympic Games and the official spokesperson for Team USA.

Mark Zupan was born in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Thomas and Linda Zupan. He played varsity football and soccer in high school, earning him a scholarship to Florida Atlantic University. On October 14, 1993, Mark Zupan was thrown from a friend's truck and into a canal, where he held onto a branch for 14 hours until being discovered by a passerby. He went into hypothermia and became quadriplegic as a result of the accident.

Zupan survived the incident and went on to become a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, a two time quad rugby national champion, the 2004 quad rugby player of the year, and an Olympic quad rugby bronze medalist.

Zupan is a resident of Austin, Texas. He lives with his girlfriend Jessica Wampler.

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