PIKE Aaron

United States of America
Athletics
4 May 1986
35
Male
T54
PARK RAPIDS, MN
 
United States of America
CHAMPAIGN, IL
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 800m - T54  
Men's 1500m - T54  
Men's 5000m - T54  
Men's Marathon - T54 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 5000m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 1500m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 2
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Men's 800m - T54 Round 1 - Heat 1
Finished
Olympic Stadium
Men's Marathon - T54
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
64x400m Relay - T53/542012London, GBR3:18.61
10Marathon - T542016Rio de Janeiro, BRA1:30:13
131500m - T542012London, GBR3:15.04
16Marathon - T542012London, GBR1:36:26
211500m - T542016Rio de Janeiro, BRA3:09.85
235000m - T542012London, GBR11:33.74
World Championships
44x400m Relay - T53/542011Christchurch, NZL3:33.68
85000m - T542019Dubai, UAE10:36.08
111500m - T542019Dubai, UAE3:10.90
135000m - T542015Doha, QAT10:56.39
18800m - T542019Dubai, UAE1:38.66
19800m - T542011Christchurch, NZL1:45.03
19Marathon - T542011Christchurch, NZL1:40:53
241500m - T542015Doha, QAT3:31.34
261500m - T542011Christchurch, NZL3:33.21
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Pikester (Twitter profile, 08 Dec 2019)
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Athlete
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Sociology - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
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Partner Oksana Masters
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English
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Central Cross-Country Ski Team [CXC Skiing] [Champaign, IL, USA]
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His partner Oksana Masters has represented the United States of America in Para cycling, Para rowing, Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon. She won bronze in the trunk and arms double sculls rowing event at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, and competed in Para cycling at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. She also competed in both Para biathlon and Para cross-country skiing at the 2014 and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, winning seven medals across both sports. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Aug 2020; usatoday.com, 22 Jan 2018; nbcolympics.com, 28 Dec 2017)
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He has represented United States of America in Para biathlon and Para cross-country skiing, and competed in both sports at the 2014 and 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. He also played wheelchair basketball at university level in the United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 06 Aug 2020; startribune.com, 24 Jan 2015)
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He began wheelchair racing in 2006. (paralympic.org, 11 May 2018)
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To win a medal in the marathon event at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympic.org, 11 May 2018)
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As a multi-sport athlete he trains six times a week and rarely has time off. "I am training throughout the year. I take on average one week off twice a year otherwise I'm training six days a week. The biggest sacrifice for me is time. There have been many instances where I have missed on events with friends or family so that I could make sure I am getting the right training." (paralympic.org, 11 May 2018)
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Shooting 20 for 20 in the 15km individual biathlon at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (Athlete, 29 Mar 2018)
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US long-distance runner Steve Prefontaine. (Athlete, 29 Mar 2018)
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His family. (teateamusa.org, 19 Feb 2017)
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He travels with his own coffee and coffee maker when he competes. (nbcolympics.com, 28 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Classification
T54 (IPC, 15 Apr 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 29 Mar 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 29 Mar 2018)

Impairment Details
He sustained a spinal cord injury in a hunting accident at age 13. A member of another hunting party fired his shotgun in the direction of a noise he heard, and one of the pellets struck Pike in the back. (startribune.com, 24 Jan 2015)

General
OVERSEAS EDUCATION
He attended Ramstein American High School in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. (teamusa.org, 01 Jun 2015)

MULTI-SPORT ATHLETE
As well as wheelchair racing, he has also represented the United States of America in Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon. He says he enjoys competing in both summer and winter sports, and that his vast experience in wheelchair racing allows him to transition fairly easily from winter sports to Para athletics. "After my first time trying Nordic skiing I knew that it wasn't going to be my last time. I liked the sport immediately and knew that I wouldn't be able to give it up. So then I decided that I was going to try to balance the two sports. I have been able to come off of the winter season and get into the racing chair and feel strong within four weeks. I would attribute that to the fact that I have been doing wheelchair racing for about 12 years [speaking in 2018]. Without that long history in the racing chair it would not be possible. It takes a long time to learn the stroke for wheelchair racing and become efficient in wheelchair racing. I would say that if I started both sports around the same time, then it would not have been possible. With this constant flow I enjoy one [sport] and then start missing the other after I've been on the one for a while. I like the back and forth. And they are very compatible, luckily." (paralympic.org, 11 May 2018; teamusa.org, 18 Mar 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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