Michael Lukow

Michael Lukow (born June 8, 1986) is an American Paralympic recurve archer. He won silver medals at the 2011 Parapan American Games and 2014 Pan American Championships and placed 23rd at the 2016 Paralympics.

In 2005 Lukow joined the U.S. Army and later was deployed to Iraq. On January 30, 2008 he lost his right foot in a missile-related explosion in Baghdad. He took up archery as a mental and physical aid to recover from injuries. Lukow was awarded the Iraq Campaign Medal, Purple Heart and National Defense Service Medal.