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Para Track and Field

Jackson

Atwood

Athlete Bio#

Height

4'6"

Age

21

Hometown

Spokane, WA

Education

Central Valley High School (Spokane Valley, Wash.) ‘21

classification: T54

Quick Facts
  • Son of Morgen and Jeffrey
  • Has a sister, Lillian
  • Adopted from China
  • Born with a birth defect called proximal femoral focal discrepancy with minor spina bifida
  • Underwent a amputation of his left foot, knee fusion, and bone graft connecting his under-developed left femur to his knee, tibia and fibula
  • Introduced to adaptive sports through ParaSport Spokane, beginning with wheelchair basketball and transitioning to track
  • Enjoys riding his bike, playing Xbox, collecting sunglasses, curating digital music playlists, handing out with friends, watching movies, playing school sports and attending school activities
  • Learned to scuba dive in the Grand Caymans through a program called Stay Focused
  • Plays the guitar, clarinet and marimba
  • Can code in Javascript.
Career Highlights
  • ParaPan American Games, Lima, 2019 (100m T54 - Men, 1500m T54 - Men, 400m T54 - Men)

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