Steven Lovelace Email & Phone Number

I proudly embrace the title as “The Last Place Winner”. Being a winner typically means that you finish in first place. This was most definitely not the case when it comes to this native Oklahoman. After a freak accident in 1982 left me paralyzed and clinging to life, the moving journey of my survival that followed would truly come to define my future as a pioneer in sports as I completed my first triathlon in 1986. Little did I know then that I was making history as the second disabled athlete to have completed a triathlon at the time. That remarkable feat made me a true pioneer in both triathlon and the future sport of paratriathlon. Sports that would each go on to become official Olympic and Paralympic sports. A desire to succeed and give back led to my 1990 graduation from The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. A rewarding career as a radiological technologist at Children’s Hospital and OU Medical Center was followed by a successful and award-winning career in sales at GE Healthcare, Vital Images and Toshiba Medical Systems.The journey from surviving a near death accident, relearning to walk and then going on to make history as a disabled athlete encouraged me to focus on making a difference and inspiring others with my story. My life has been filled with dramatic and heartfelt lessons on life and the inner strength it takes to overcome adversities and break barriers no one thought possible. The lessons that I learned along the way have proven, to myself and many others, that disability should be a motivator, not a barrier.

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  University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

  Radiological Sciences