Meet The U.S. Paralympic Men’s Track And Field Team For Tokyo
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Athlete Bio#
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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)
