Jaydin Blackwell Explained

Jaydin Blackwell
Birth Date:16 March 2004
Birth Place:Oak Park, Michigan, U.S.
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Event:Sprints
Disability Class:T38
Disability:Cerebral palsy

Jaydin Blackwell (born March 16, 2004) is an American T38 Paralympic sprint runner.[1]

Career

On May 25, 2023, Blackwell was selected to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, where he made his international debut.[2] He won a gold medal in the 100 metres T38 event with a championship record time of 10.92.[3] [4] He also won a gold medal in the 400 metres T38 event with a world record time of 48.49.[5]

During the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships he won a gold medal in the 100 meters T38 event with a World Para Athletics Championships record time of 10.86.[6] He also won a gold medal in the 400 metres T38 event with a time of 48.87.[7]

Personal life

Blackwell was born premature at 26 weeks and weighed 1 pound, 9 ounces, and has cerebral palsy.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jaydin Blackwell . paralympic.org . July 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: Forty-Five Athletes Selected To Represent Team USA At 2023 World Para Athletics Championships . teamusa.org . Kristen . Gowdy . May 25, 2023 . July 13, 2023.
  3. Web site: Monday 10 July: New records at Charléty . wpaparis23.org . July 11, 2023 . July 13, 2023.
  4. Web site: Blackwell, Malone crowned world champions on Team USA’s five-medal second day . highlandcountypress.com . July 10, 2023 . July 13, 2023.
  5. Web site: Canada's Smeenk, Gingras, Papaconstantinou race to Para athletics worlds medals . CBC.ca . July 13, 2023 . July 13, 2023.
  6. Web site: Blackwell, Loccident set Championship Records, Team USA Earns Three Medals on Day Two in Kobe . usparatf.org . Kristen . Gowdy . May 18, 2024 . May 18, 2024.
  7. Web site: Led by Blackwell’s second gold, Team USA Earns Five Medals, Two Double Podiums, On Day Five in Kobe . usparatf.org . Kristen . Gowdy . May 21, 2024 . May 21, 2024.
  8. Web site: Oak Park's Jaydin Blackwell isn't letting cerebral palsy slow him down on track . . Jania . Clowers . July 7, 2023 . July 13, 2023.
  9. Web site: Oak Park's Jaydin Blackwell overcomes cerebral palsy, family tragedy to run all over the world . . July 5, 2023 . July 13, 2023.

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