Avery
ParalympianPara Track and Field

Jerome Avery

Paralympian 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016

  • 2

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

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2023 Parapan American Games - Para Track and Field

November 17, 2023 - November 26, 2023 | Santiago, Chile

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Paris 2023 Para Athletics World Championships

July 8 - 17, 2023 | Paris, France

Athlete Bio

Height

5'9"

Birthday

Dec 22, 1978

Hometown

Lemoore, CA

Education

Lemoore High School (Lemoore, Calif.) ‘97 Fresno City College ‘01, Kinesiology (Associates)

classification: Guide Runner

Jerome Avery has been a guide runner with U.S. Paralympics Track & Field since 2004, guiding Paralympians such as Lex Gillette, Josiah Jamison and David Brown. He is currently the guide for Paralympic champion and world record holder David Brown, nicknaming themselves “Team BrAvery”. An Olympic hopeful himself, Avery finished in the top 20 in the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials and in the top 15 in the 2004 Olympic Trials. In high school, Avery was his school's MVP all four years, and he was ranked fifth in the state of California in the 100-meters. He competed two years at Fresno City College before training at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Center (CVEATC) under Brooks Johnson. Bound by a tether, Avery and Brown sprint in lanes side-by-side, communicating by touch and sound with every synched stride as Avery tugs the tether to keep Brown in line to reach the finish line. They train at the CVEATC where they are coached by Brazilian Olympic middle distance champion Joaquim Cruz...Son of Bonnie and Jerome Avery…Has four siblings, Dominque, Jacques, Jaelin and Zonyea…His hobbies include shopping, watching movies, running, relaxing, beach, fishing, making music and dancing.
  • Four-time Paralympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016); Three-time Paralympic medalist guide runner (2 gold, 1 silver)
  • Paralympic Games Rio 2016, gold (100m – David Brown)
  • Paralympic Games London 2012, 12th (200m – Josiah Jamison)
  • Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (100m – Josiah Jamison)
  • Paralympic Games Athens 2004, silver (Long jump – Lex Gillette)
  • Most recent: 2019 – semifinals (100m – David Brown)
  • Years of Participation: 2006, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
  • Medals: 6 (3 gold, 3 silver)
  • Gold – 2017 (100m – David Brown), 2015 (100m – David Brown), 2006 (100m – Josiah Jamison)
  • Silver – 2017 (200m – David Brown), 2013 (4x100m relay – Josiah Jamison), 2006 (Long jump – Lex Gillette)
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