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Fawehinmi

Quick Facts

• Fawehinmi, the son of a single mother from Nigeria, never imagined he would be the youngest member of the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team in London
• In 2011, a track meet official whose daughter competed at the 2004 Paralympic Games extended his business card and encouraged him to look into the Paralympic
• An accomplished high school jumper who was born with shoulder dystocia, Fawehinmi threw out the card and brushed it off until his coach suggested the same opportunity
• After doing research, he entered his first Paralympic track and field events at the Desert Challenge Games and months later, qualified for his first Paralympic Games where he finished fifth in triple jump and 10th in long jump in London
• Fawehinmi earned an NCAA Division I track an d field scholarship to the University of Texas at Arlington where he studied Kinesiology
• Son of Queen Fawehinmi
• Has one older sister, Vera
• Born with an underdeveloped left arm due to shoulder dystocia, an obstetrical complication that occurs during childbirth
• Hobbies include music, playing sports and going to church
• Was the youngest male to make the 2012 U.S. Paralympic Team in London
• Played cornerback and receiver for his middle school football team
• Won a bronze medal in triple jump at the 2013 UIL 4A Texas Track & Field State Meet

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2019 – bronze (Long Jump T47 - Men)
• Years of participation: Long Jump T47 - Men 2017, 2019; Triple Jump T47 - Men 2017; Long Jump T46 - Men 2013
• Medals: 4 (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
• Gold – 2017 (Triple Jump T47 - Men)
• Silver – 2013 (Long Jump T46 - Men)
• Bronze – 2019 (Long Jump T47 - Men); 2017 (Long Jump T47 - Men)

Paralympic Experience

• 3-time Paralympian;
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th (Long Jump T47 - Men)
• Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (Long Jump T47 - Men)
• Paralympic Games London 2012, 5th (Triple Jump T46 - Men), 10th (Long Jump T46 - Men), 15th (200m T46 - Men)