Jaydin Blackwell
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.jpg) Blackwell at the 2024 Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 16, 2004 Oak Park, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Cerebral palsy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jaydin Blackwell (born March 16, 2004) is an American T38 Paralympic sprint runner.[1] He is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist, and six-time World Champion.
On May 25, 2023, Blackwell was selected to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships, where he made his international debut.[2] He won a gold medal in the 100 metres T38 event with a championship record time of 10.92 seconds.[3][4] He also won a gold medal in the 400 metres T38 event with a world record time of 48.49 seconds.[5]
In May 2024, he competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the 100 meters T38 event with a World Para Athletics Championships record time of 10.86 seconds.[6] He also won a gold medal in the 400 metres T38 event with a time of 48.87 seconds.[7] He then represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won gold medals in both the 100 metres T38 and the 400 metres T38 events.[8]
He competed at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships and won a gold medal in the 100 meters T38 event with championship record time of 10.70 seconds.[9] He also won a gold medal in the 400 metres T38 event with a world record time of 48.00 seconds.[10]
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