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Desmond

Jackson

Paralympian 2016, 2024

Athlete Bio#

Desmond Jackson smiling

Height

5'9"

Age

25

Hometown

Durham, NC

Education

Hillside High School (Durham, North Carolina) ‘17 Campbell University '21

classification: T42

Quick Facts
  • Son of Andre and Deborah Jackson
  • Played basketball, soccer, baseball, and rode horses before finding his passion of track and field
  • First competed with the Carolina Cruisers, his track and field club in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Competed in his first international meet with Team USA at the Parapan American Games in Toronto
  • Hobbies include playing gaming systems, watching sports, bike riding, reading and socializing
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 7th (100m T63 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, (200m T42 - Men), 7th (Long Jump T42 - Men), 9th (100m T42 - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 5th (100m T63 - Men), 7th (Long Jump T63 - Men)
  • Years of participation: 100m T63 - Men 2019; Long Jump T63 - Men 2019; 100m T42 - Men 2015, 2017; 200m T42 - Men 2015, 2017; Long Jump T42 - Men 2015, 2017
  • Top finish: 5th – 2017 (100m T42 - Men), 2019 (100m T63 - Men)