| Trenten Merrill | |
| Sport: | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability Class: | T64 |
| Event: | long jump |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Laguna Niguel, California, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
Trenten Merrill (born May 18, 1990) is an American Paralympic athlete who specializes in long jump. He represented the United States at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. Merrill's right foot was amputated after a dirt bike accident.
Merrill represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's long jump T44 event and finished in fourth place with an American Record of 6.84-metres.[1]
He represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games where he won a gold medal in the long jump T63/T64 event.[2]
Merrill represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's long jump T64 event and won a bronze medal.[3]
In March 2005 he and a friend were riding in tandem on a dirt bike when they were involved in a collision with a car, and Merrill's right foot was pinned between the dirt bike and car. He had five surgeries to repair the foot, however, it had to be amputated as blood was no longer circulating in his foot after transmission fluid had spilled into the wound during the accident.[4] [5] When not competing in athletics, he is also a model.[6]