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Para Track and Field

Jaquvis Hart

Paralympian 2016

Athlete Bio 

Height

5'9"

Age

30

Hometown

Bossier City, LA

Education

Airline High School (Bossier City, La.) ‘13 Louisiana Tech University ’17, Kinesiology

Classification: T47

Quick Facts
  • Son of Derryon Thompson and Shenika Hart-Thompson
  • Born without the lower half of his left arm
  • Has one brother, Trayvon
  • Nicknamed “JQ”
  • Was a high school state champion in track and a two-time city champion in wrestling
  • Runs sprints for the Louisiana Tech University track & field team.
Career Highlights
  • 2016 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials – Track & Field, gold (400m)
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, (4 x 100m Relay T42-47 - Men, 400m T47 - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2015 – gold (400m T47 - Men)
  • Years of participation: 400m T47 - Men 2015
  • Medals: 1 (1 gold)
    • Gold – 2015 (400m T47 - Men)

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