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Para Track and Field

Desmond Jackson

Paralympian 2016, 2024

Athlete Bio 

Desmond Jackson smiling

Height

5'9"

Age

26

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)

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