CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — It was just a few months ago that we interviewed Paralympic athlete Carson Clough, who was training for his first Olympic games. The Charlotte native is a cofounder of Giddy Goat Coffee Roasters in Plaza Midwood.
“When are you going to get a chance to swim right next to the Eiffel Tower? I had a great experience with it,” Clough told Queen City News.
He says winning a silver medal in the men’s PTS4 triathlon in Paris tasted oh-so-good. There was a celebratory shotgun.
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“My little brother had one job,” he said, “and that was to get a case of Busch Light to Paris, and so when he showed up with the Busch Light at the end of the race.” Clough added, “that was the best tasting beer I’ve had in a long time!”
Even better were the friends and family who made the trip to celebrate with him.
“I was passing this and my leg around the bar,” he said referring to his silver medal and prosthetic leg.