Forty-Five Athletes Selected To Represent Team USA At 2023 World Para Athletics Championships
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
5'9"
Age
27
Hometown
Fort Worth, TX
Education
Hardin-Simmons University ‘20
Classification: T46
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th (400m T47 - Men), 7th (100m T47 - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – silver (400m T47 - Men), 14th (100m T47 - Men)
- Years of participation: 100m T47 - Men 2017, 2019, 2023; 400m T47 - Men 2019, 2023; Long Jump T47 - Men 2019; 200m T47 - Men 2017; 4 x 100m Relay T42-47 - Men 2017
- Medals: 1 (1 silver)
- Silver – 2023 (400m T47 - Men)
Athlete News#
TRACK AND FIELD CONCLUDES DAY 1 WITH A WORLD RECORD AND 3 MEDALS FOR TEAM USA
TOKYO — Day one of track and field at Tokyo Stadium finished with some early hardware for Team USA.The U.S. men put down serious times on the track as early as prelims on Friday morning. The first-time Paralympian, 25-year-old Nick Mayhugh, set a world...
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