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David Prince
View on WikipediaDavid Prince (born 10 September 1983) is an American sprint runner who runs in the T44 class.[1] He was raised by missionary parents and traveled frequently, living for a while in Oaxaca, Mexico. He lost his right leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident in 2002.
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Athletics career
[edit]In 2010, Prince won a gold medal at the U.S. Paralympic National Championship in the 400m event, a silver medal in the long jump and a bronze medal in the 200m event. In 2011, Prince won a gold medal at the 2011 Parapan American Games in the 200m and 400m events. In 2011 at the IPC World Championship, he won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400m event. In 2011 U.S. at the Paralympic National Championship, he won a gold medal in the 200m and 400m events and a silver medal in the 100m race.[2]
Prince narrowly missed qualifying for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. In the 2012 Paralympic Games, Prince won an individual bronze medal in the 400 meter T43/44 event,[3] in a new world record time for his own T44 classification.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ David Prince, London 2012 Paralympics, archived from the original on 25 May 2013, retrieved 21 September 2012
- ^ David Prince, Team USA, archived from the original on 18 October 2018, retrieved 21 September 2012
- ^ Bensch, Bob (8 September 2012), Pistorius Wins 400 Meters for First Paralympics Individual Gold, Bloomberg News, archived from the original on 18 January 2013, retrieved 8 September 2012
- ^ "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Men's 400 m T44". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2013.