Jeremy Campbell (born August 19, 1987) is an American Paralympic athlete competing mainly in F44 events.

Career

He competed at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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. There he won a gold medal and set a world record in the men's Pentathlon - P44 event, won a gold medal in the men's

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

- F44 event, and finished fourth in the men's

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

- F42/44 event.

Personal life

He is a brother of

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player and

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alumnus Caleb Campbell.Caleb Campbell - Biography
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* * * * 1987 births Living people American male discus throwers American male long jumpers American pentathletes World record holders in para-athletics Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships World Para Athletics Championships winners Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games People from Perryton, Texas Track and field athletes from Texas University of Central Oklahoma alumni 21st-century American sportsmen Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Parapan American Games gold medalists for the United States Parapan American Games silver medalists for the United States {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub