Matt Stutzman
Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matt Stutzman (born December 10, 1982) is an American archer. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics and won a silver medal in 2012. He holds a world record for longest accurate shot in archery. Stutzman was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and currently lives in Fairfield, Iowa. Born without arms, he had to learn to do everything one might normally do with one's arms, but with his feet. Stutzman is married and has two sons, Carter and Cameron. He appears in the 2013 documentary film My Way to Olympia. Best WA world ranking position: 1st place (on 30 October 2013).
Known For
Elite athletes and insiders reflect on the Paralympic Games and examine how they impact a global understanding of disability, diversity and excellence.
Rising Phoenix
The film director Niko von Glasow undertakes a journey to athletes, who compete at the Paralympic Games in London 2012. He himself is a short-armed avowed hater of sport who cannot understand how anyone could take on such an odeal voluntarily. Even more since everyday life for people with a disability is most often challenging enough. He meets U.S.archer Matt Stutzman, Norwegian table tennis player Aida Dahlen, German swimmer Christiane Reppe, Greek boccia player Greg Polychronidis and a Sitting Volleyball team. Niko neither spares the athletes nor himself asking questions about life, sport and fears. With an ever growing appreciation for sport Niko attends the Paralympic Games and travels back to the ancient city of Olympia, where everything began and where boccia playing is prohibited.