Matthew Bulow is an American paralympic athlete and volleyball player.[3][4] He participated at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Paralympics.[5]
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| Spouse | Lacey Bulow[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-athletics Volleyball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
Bulow is the son of Frank Bulow.[2] He had his right leg removed after being diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of fourteen.[1][6][7] After it was removed, he wore a prosthetic leg.[7] Bulow attended Tennessee Technological University, where he earned his bachelor's degree.[1] While there he was a member of the Golden Eagles tennis team, which won the 1988 U.S. National Amputee tennis championship.[1]
Bulow represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.[5] He won the bronze medal in the men's long jump A4/A9 event, and the bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m relay A2/A4–7 event, along with Ronnie Alsup, Rick Hoang and Dennis Oehler.[8] He also competed in the men's 100 m and 200 m A4/A9 events, and the men's sitting volleyball.[5][8]
Bulow also competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics,[5] winning bronze medals in the men's long jump J2 event,[9] and (along with Thomas Bourgeois, Dennis Oehler and Douglas Collier) in the men's 4×100 m relay T42–46.[10] He competed in the men's 100 m and 200 m TS2 events,[9] and the men's long jump F44 event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.[5][10]
Bulow trained as a prosthetist at the Feinberg School of Medicine.[1] He resides in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
