Malik Jones (sledge hockey) explained

Full Name:	Malik Jones
Birth Date:	December 6, 2002
Birth Place:	Aurora, Colorado, U.S.
Position:	Forward
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Sport:	Ice sled hockey
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Malik Jones (born December 6, 2002) is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Career

Jones represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal. He became the second black athlete to represent the U.S. in sled hockey at the Paralympics.^[1]

He represented the United States at the 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won a gold medal.^[2] He again represented the United States at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won a silver medal.^[3]

Personal life

Jones has been playing sled hockey since the age of seven. He was born without shinbones and had his legs amputated at 10 months old.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malik Jones . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313073846/https://www.teamusa.org/para-sled-hockey/athletes/Malik-Jones . dead . March 13, 2022 . teamusa.org . March 13, 2022.
2. Web site: U.S. National Sled Hockey Team Wins Gold at World Para Ice Hockey Championship . teamusa.usahockey.com . . June 4, 2023 . June 4, 2023.
3. Web site: U.S. Takes Home Silver at 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championship . teamusa.usahockey.com . . May 12, 2024 . May 12, 2024.
4. Web site: Sled Hockey's Malik Jones Gets To Play Alongside His Idols At The Winter Paralympics . teamusa.org . Stuart . Lieberman . February 21, 2022 . March 13, 2022.