Price
Para Track and Field

Markeith

Price

Paralympian 2012, 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'1"

Age

34

Hometown

Baltimore, MD

Education

Mount Saint Joseph High School (Baltimore, Md.) ‘08 Tennessee State University '12, Family and Consumer Science, Fashion Merchandising

classification: T13/F13

Quick Facts
  • Son of Keith and Marcella Price
  • .Has one sister, Octavia
  • .Married to Jessica
  • Hobbies include reading, biking, painting, fashion, technology, hanging out with his friends and helping others
  • Diagnosed with optic nerve atrophy at the age of three, a condition that affects the optic nerve which carries impulses from the eye to the brain
  • President and founder of the I C You Foundation, Inc., an organization that provides financial support to visually-impaired students across the United States since 2014
  • Serves as a Classroom Champions mentor since 2016
  • Enjoys dancing, fashion, mentoring and motivational speaking.
Career Highlights
  • Parapan American Games Santiago 2023, bronze (javelin throw)
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (400m T13 - Men), 10th (100m T13 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games London 2012, (4 x 100m Relay T11-13 - Men), 6th (Long Jump T13 - Men), 8th (400m T13 - Men), 14th (200m T13 - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 5th (400m T13 - Men), 8th (Long Jump T13 - Men)
  • Years of participation: 400m T13 - Men 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019; Long Jump T13 - Men 2011, 2013, 2019; 100m T13 - Men 2015; 4 x 100m Relay T11-13 - Men 2013; 200m T13 - Men 2011
  • Medals: 1 (1 silver)
    • Silver – 2013 (4 x 100m Relay T11-13 - Men)

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