Declan

Farmer

Quick Facts

• Farmer has been playing sled hockey since age nine
• He was born a bilateral amputee and first tried sled hockey at a clinic in Clearwater, Florida, in 2006
• He has competed on several squads since his introduction to the sport, having played on the Tampa Bay Lightning Sled Hockey Team since 2007
• Farmer began to make his mark on the national scene by attending USA Hockey’s Player Development Camps in 2010, 2011 and 2012
• At just 14 years old, he made his first U.S. National Sled Hockey Team for the 2013-14 season and assisted the team in winning gold at the Winter Paralympic Games Sochi 2014
• Received an ESPY Award from ESPN for the 2014 Best Male Athlete with a Disability
• Voted as the International Paralympic Committee’s Best Male Athlete of the Sochi 2014 Games
• Named Best Forward at the 2016 Pan Pacific Championships
• Son of Matt and Patti Farmer
• Has one brother, Ronan
• Hobbies include fantasy football, reading Game of Thrones, hanging with friends, biking, watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Lightning
• Enjoys listening to rap and rock music
• His idol is Canadian ice hockey player, Steven Stamkos.

Paralympic Experience

• 3-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold)
  • Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, gold (Team - Mixed)
  • Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, gold (Team - Mixed)
  • Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, gold (Team - Mixed)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – silver (Team - Men)
• Years of participation: Team - Men 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
• Medals: 7 (4 gold, 3 silver)
  • Gold – 2023 (Team - Men); 2021 (Team - Men); 2019 (Team - Men); 2015 (Team - Men)
  • Silver – 2024 (Team - Men); 2017 (Team - Men); 2013 (Team - Men)

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