Forty-Five Athletes Selected To Represent Team USA At 2023 World Para Athletics Championships
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Athlete Bio#
Age
32
Hometown
Evanston, IL
Education
Lewis University
classification: T13
Quick Facts
- Took up track and field when he was 18, after he was not selected for his college basketball team
- Has a visual impairment called juvenile retinoschisis which affects his peripheral and central vision
- Was a five-time All-American for Lewis University in the high jump from 2014-16, including a national championship at the 2015 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Long Jump T13 - Men), 5th (100m T13 - Men)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Long Jump T13 - Men), 4th (100m T13 - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – gold (Long Jump T13 - Men)
- Years of participation: Long Jump T13 - Men 2017, 2019, 2023; 4 x 100m Relay T11-13 - Men 2017; High Jump T13 - Men 2017
- Medals: 4 (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2023 (Long Jump T13 - Men); 2017 (High Jump T13 - Men)
- Silver – 2019 (Long Jump T13 - Men)
- Bronze – 2017 (Long Jump T13 - Men)
