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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)