athlete with hearing loss Archives

May 17, 2023

Published by Abigail Russell at May 17, 2023

IRONMAN Triathlete with Hearing Loss

Pame Rubio is an IRONMAN athlete from Tamaulipas, Mexico who happens to have hearing loss. She has always liked athletics and enjoys playing soccer. She wanted to try something different […]

June 20, 2017

Published by Jill von Büren at June 20, 2017

Simon Ollert to host second soccer camp for children with hearing loss

Young soccer fans with hearing loss will have another opportunity to train with a leading deaf soccer player, Simon Ollert.

March 28, 2017

Published by Kirsten Brackett at March 28, 2017

This is how deaf basketball players communicate on the court

“March is the most exciting time of the year,” says my sports fanatic brother. It is true though, March is one of the most thrilling times in the United States […]

January 19, 2017

Published by Jill von Büren at January 19, 2017

Cricket player: ‘Injuries are more of a burden than my deafness’

Mathew Fisher says his troublesome left hamstring has been a far greater handicap to his sporting ambitions than deafness.

June 9, 2016

Published by Mat Gilbert at June 9, 2016

Deaf Rugby Player: “I’ve never let hearing loss be a barrier in my dreams”

I’ve never let my hearing loss be a barrier in my dreams. Since I was a teenager, my goal was to be an athlete, and now as the UK’s only Deaf […]

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