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No Arms, No Problem. Fairfield Man Qualifies for Paralympics
Posted: 05.11.2012 at 1:12 PM
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It's not every day that you can look to a person with no arms as a potential Olympic champion, but that's exactly what Matt Stutzman is-a potential champion.

Stutzman was born a healthy baby but without arms.

Even without arms, he's one of the most active people you come across.

"I just love doing outdoor things," Stutzman told me.

In fact, right before we did our interview, he was coming back from fishing with his dad.

Matt qualified for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London this summer in archery nearly breaking the world record in his trials.

One of the most incredible facts of this story is that this is only his third year in competitive archery.

Matt does have a world record however, the longest accurate shot in archery.

He did it while standing 230 yards away, more than the length of two football fields, endzones combined.

If you want to watch Matt compete in London, go to any BP and sign up for a chance to win a trip to the 2012 Paralympics.

For more information on Matt visit his website here.

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