This was an ending in many ways, but also a beginning to journeys he never dreamed! His spinal-cord injury did not paralyze his athletic dreams, because he has become one of the top disabled athletes in the world. Brent became a quadriplegic, losing complete use of his legs with some paralysis in his upper extremities. A sports accident at age sixteen caused a spinal-cord injury that left him paralyzed for life. Brent and his lovely wife, Erica, reside in Paso Robles, California, where he does substitute teaching and Erica is an elementary school teacher.īrent Poppen is an author, substitute teacher, counselor and an international motivational speaker. He earned a bachelor's degree in social science from Chapman College in Southern California. BRENT POPPEN, a USA Bronze and Gold Medalist in wheelchair rugby and tennis, is an avid water skier, substitute teacher, counselor and international motivational speaker. Brent's road to recovery was riddled with potholes, but in the end he was victorious. This book is a riveting read, a true story of courage in the face of adversity, of triumph over tragedy. Poppen competed in two consecutive Paralympics, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008, in wheelchair rugby and tennis, earning a Bronze Medal in wheelchair rugby and numerous Gold Medals and world titles in both sports. BRENT POPPEN'S 'Tragedy On The Mountain' reveals how a sports accident at age sixteen left the author a quadriplegic, but it did not paralyze his athletic dream.

Tragedy on the Mountain by Brent Poppen