# 156. Paralympic Gold Medalist Nick Mayhugh: Overcoming Cerebral Palsy

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Podcast: [The Pure Athlete Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pure-athlete-podcast-5760819)
Published: 2026-01-13T09:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.pureathlete.com/episodes/ep-141-nick-mayhugh
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Duration seconds: 2798

## Resource

As an elite young soccer player, Nick Mayhugh excelled on the field but always struggled to overcome some physical limitations that he didn't understand. In spite of that, Nick was on track to play soccer at the highest levels. Until the grand mal seizure he suffered at 14, led him to a series of tests which uncovered that Nick had been born with cerebral palsy and would therefore never play soccer again. Nick shares his story on this episode, how he eventually allowed the news to fuel him into playing D1 College soccer. Nick then played on the U.S. Paralympic soccer team, before become a Paralympic sprinter, winning 3 gold medals and 1 silver at the Tokyo Paralympics. Nick's story is one of grit, determination, and inspiration and you don't want to miss this episode.

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