Aaron

Pike

Quick Facts

• Son of Chris and Tiffany Pike
• Has one younger brother, Corey
• Hobbies include basketball, video games, board games and fishing
• Enjoys cooking especially grilling and smoking meat

Biographical Information

When he was 13, Aaron Pike suffered a spinal cord injury in a hunting accident. After meeting former U.S. Navy SEAL Carlos Moleda, who had experienced a similar injury himself and went on to win multiple Handcycle Division Ironman triathlons, Pike decided to try adaptive sports.

At the University of Illinois, Pike was on both the Para track and field team and the wheelchair basketball team, alongside future Paralympic gold medalists such as Tatyana McFadden, Steve Serio and Brian Bell. After making his Paralympic debut in 2012 at the age of 26, Pike was invited to a training camp by the U.S. Paralympics Nordic Skiing Team coaches and tried his hand at cross-country and biathlon making the team for the Paralympic Winter Games Sochi 2014.

Now a seven-time Paralympian, Pike is a nine-time world medalist in para biathlon including being a two-time world champion in individual events. When he is not training, he enjoys playing video games with friends and cooking. His cooking ranges from smoking meats like brisket to making a variety of different rice bowls usually with an Asian ingredients.

Paralympic Experience

• 7-time Paralympian
  • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 7th (Marathon T54 - Men), 11th (5000m T54 - Men), 12th (1500m T54 - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Beijing 2022, 8th (6km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 9th (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men), 12th (10km - Sitting - Men, 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 15th (10km Middle - Sitting - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th (Marathon T54 - Men), 9th (800m T54 - Men), 11th (5000m T54 - Men), 12th (1500m T54 - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Pyeongchang 2018, 6th (15km Individual - Sitting - Men), 7th (12.5km Middle - Sitting - Men, 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 12th (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 10th (Marathon T54 - Men), 21th (1500m T54 - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, 12th (15km - Sitting - Men), 14th (10km - Sitting - Men, 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 19th (15km Individual - Sitting - Men, 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men)
  • Paralympic Games London 2012, 6th (4 x 400m Relay T53-54 - Men), 13th (1500m T54 - Men), 16th (Marathon T54 - Men), 23th (5000m T54 - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2025 – gold (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men), bronze (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men), 4th (3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men)
• Years of participation: 12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025; 3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men 2024, 2025; 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025; 10km Middle - Sitting - Men 2022, 2023; 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023; 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed 2023; 4 x 2.5km Relay Open - Open 2022; 6km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2022; 10km - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; 12.5km Middle - Sitting - Men 2019; 1500m T54 - Men 2011, 2015, 2019; 15km Individual - Sitting - Men 2015, 2017, 2019; 5000m T54 - Men 2015, 2019; 800m T54 - Men 2011, 2019; Marathon T54 - Men 2011, 2019; 15km - Sitting - Men 2015; 4 x 400m Relay T53-54 - Men 2011
• Medals: 9 (3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze)
  • Gold – 2025 (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men); 2023 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men, 4 x 2.5km Relay Mixed - Mixed)
  • Silver – 2023 (10km Middle - Sitting - Men, 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men); 2022 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men)
  • Bronze – 2025 (12.5km Individual - Sitting - Men); 2024 (3km Pursuit - Sitting - Men); 2019 (7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men)