Price
Para Track and Field

Markeith Price

Paralympian 2012, 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'1"

Age

34

Hometown

Baltimore, MD

Education

Mount Saint Joseph High School (Baltimore, Md.) ‘08 Tennessee State University '12, Family and Consumer Science, Fashion Merchandising

classification: T13/F13

Personal
Son of Keith and Marcella Price....Has one sister, Octavia....Married to Jessica…Hobbies include reading, biking, painting, fashion, technology, hanging out with his friends and helping others…Diagnosed with optic nerve atrophy at the age of three, a condition that affects the optic nerve which carries impulses from the eye to the brain…President and founder of the I C You Foundation, Inc., an organization that provides financial support to visually-impaired students across the United States since 2014…Serves as a Classroom Champions mentor since 2016…Enjoys dancing, fashion, mentoring and motivational speaking.
Career Highlights
  • Parapan American Games Santiago 2023, bronze (javelin throw)
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian;
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (400m T13 - Men), 10th (100m T13 - Men)
    • Paralympic Games London 2012, (4 x 100m Relay T11-13 - Men), 6th (Long Jump T13 - Men), 8th (400m T13 - Men), 14th (200m T13 - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2019 – 5th (400m T13 - Men), 8th (Long Jump T13 - Men)
  • Years of participation: 400m T13 - Men 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019; Long Jump T13 - Men 2011, 2013, 2019; 100m T13 - Men 2015; 4 x 100m Relay T11-13 - Men 2013; 200m T13 - Men 2011
  • Medals: 1 (1 silver)
    • Silver – 2013 (4 x 100m Relay T11-13 - Men)

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