Jerome Singleton

Jerome Singleton
Personal information
Full nameJerome Singleton Jr.
NicknameProfessor Speed
Born (1986-07-07) July 7, 1986 (age 38)
Greenwood, South Carolina
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Websiteprofile on paralympic.org
Sport
CountryUSA
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100m, 200m, 4x100m
ClubParalympic Track & Field Resident Team (Olympic Training Center)
Medal record
Men's paralympic athletics
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 4x100m T42–T46
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 100m T44
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Christchurch 100m T44
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 4x100m T42–T46
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 200m T44
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch 4x100m T42–T46
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 100m T44
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Lyon 200m T44
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 200m T44
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 100m T44

Jerome Singleton (born July 7, 1986) is a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category T44 (single below knee amputation) sprint events. Because he had no fibula in his right calf, his leg was amputated below the knee when he was 18 months old.

Singleton was born in Greenwood, South Carolina, and attended Dutch Fork High School where he played varsity football, junior varsity basketball and track. He holds a bachelor's degree in math and applied physics from Morehouse College and a bachelor's in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan. He has worked as a researcher at NASA and CERN.[1]

Major achievements

  • 2011: Gold medal, 100m (T43/44), Silver medal, 200m (T43/44), 4 × 100 m relay (T42-46) – IPC Athletics World Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 2010: Second place, 100m (T44), 200m (T44) – U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, Miramar, Florida
  • 2009: Silver medal, 100m (T44); Set new course record 11.16 seconds VISA Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, UK
  • 2009: Gold medal, 100m- Boiling Point Track Classic, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
  • 2009: Gold medal, 200m; silver medal, 100m – Loterias Caixa International Meeting for Athletics and Swimming, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2008: Silver medal, 100m (T44) – Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
  • 2008: Gold medal, 100m; silver medal 200m – Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, UK
  • 2007: Bronze medal 100m (T44), Silver medal 200m (T44) ParaPan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2007: Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (Nation's Oldest Academic Honor Society)
  • 2006: Gold medal, 100m, Long Jump, High Jump; Bronze medal, 200m – Endeavor Games, Edmond, Oklahoma
  • 2006: SIAC All-Conference All-Academic Team Track and Field;
  • 2006: Inducted into Beta Kappa Chi (National Scientific Honor Society);

High School

  • Lettered in Varsity Football and Track
  • Made Track Regional Finals in the 110 and 400m hurdles
  • South Carolina High School League Scholar Athlete Award for Outstanding Athletic and Academic Achievement
  • Member of National Honor Society at Dutch Fork High School[2]
  • Member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity (Psi chapter Morehouse College)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jerome's Journey". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. ^ "U.S. Paralympic Athlete Jerome Singleton". Retrieved July 18, 2011.