About Chris
Chris Waddell is a motivational speaker who was paralyzed from the waist down after a skiing accident. He achieved Hall of Fame status as a Paralympic competitor, winning 13 Paralympic medals and becoming the most decorated male monoskier in Paralympic history. He also won World Championships in Alpine Skiing and Wheelchair Track. In 2005, the Dalai Lama named him an Unsung Hero of Compassion. He founded the One Revolution Foundation and became the first nearly unassisted paraplegic to summit Mt Kilimanjaro.
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MotivationalBrand ambassadorAuthorFuturistDisability AdvocacyEntrepreneurship And BusinessGoal AchievementLeadership And Culture ChangeMountain ClimbingOvercoming Obstacles
Known for
- Paralympic competition and medals
- Motivational speaking
- Mountain climbing and outdoor athletics
- Summiting Mt Kilimanjaro as a paraplegic
- Founding One Revolution Foundation
- TV show Living It
- Published books about personal transformation
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