CAMPBELL Jeremy

United States of America

Date of Birth: 19 Aug 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Male

Sport Class: F64

Place of birth: PERRYTON, TX

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : EDMOND, OK

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Discus Throw - F64	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Standing - Standing Discus	Men's Discus Throw - F64 Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	Discus Throw - F44	2012	London, GBR	60.05
1	Discus Throw - F44	2008	Beijing, CHN	55.08
1	Men's Pentathlon P44	2008	Beijing, CHN	4662
4	Discus Throw - F44	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	56.03
4	Men's Long Jump T42-44	2008	Beijing, CHN	6.36
World Championships
1	Discus Throw - F64	2019	Dubai, UAE	61.04
1	Discus Throw - F44	2017	London, GBR	63.66
1	Discus Throw - F44	2015	Doha, QAT	61.21
1	Discus Throw - F44	2013	Lyon, FRA	58.86
2	Discus Throw - F44	2011	Christchurch, NZL	53.40
2	Men's Pentathlon P44	2006	Assen, NED	4178
4	100m - T44	2006	Assen, NED	11.97

Playing video games, watching movies, reading, being active and outside, golf. (teamusa.org, 14 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

Communications - University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, OK, USA

Languages spoken:

Sporting relatives:

His brother Caleb Campbell played American football and was drafted by the NFL's Detroit Lions in 2008, but went unsigned as he was deployed into the US army just days after his selection. He later spent time training with the Indianapolis Colts and Kansas City Chiefs. (amarillo.com, 25 Jul 2008; oandp.com, 01 Nov 2008; kansascity.com, 30 Jul 2012)

2006 for United States, World Championships in Assen, Netherlands (USOC, 13 Aug 2007)

He broke his left leg in 2013. (paralympic.org, 21 Jul 2015)

He took up Para athletics in 2003. (ucentralmedia.com, 23 Nov 2015)

His older brother Caleb played a number of sports and inspired him to compete too. (hudsonvalley.com, 01 Jul 2009)

He won an ESPY award for Best Male Athlete with a Disability in 2013. (teamusa.org, 14 Aug 2019)

He received the 2013 Michael J Rokosz Spirit of da Vinci Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. (prweb.com, 10 Apr 2013)

He was named the Male Athlete of the Month for May 2012 by the US Olympic Committee [USOC]. (perrytonpipeline.com, 06 Aug 2012)

General Interest

Classification
T64, F64, P44 (IPC, 26 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (recordonline.com, 28 Jun 2007)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (recordonline.com, 28 Jun 2007)

Impairment Details
He was born without a fibula and ankle in his right leg. His tibia was also bowed at a 90-degree angle. Doctors amputated the leg below the knee when he was age one, and fitted him for his first prosthesis at age 15 months. (recordonline.com, 28 Jun 2007)

General
CHANGE OF DISCIPLINE
He originally competed in pentathlon and won gold in the P44 event at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. However, pentathlon was not added to the Para athletics schedule for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, resulting in him switching his focus to discus. (ucentralmedia.com, 23 Nov 2015)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.campbell.79
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jeremycampbellusa
https://instagram.com/jeremycampbell87/
https://twitter.com/JeremyKCampbell
Athlete Website: http://www.jeremycampbellusa.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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