Jerome Singleton (born July 7, 1986) is a

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from the United States competing mainly in category T44 (single below knee amputation) sprint events. Because he had no

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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

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and a bachelor's in industrial and operations engineering from the

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. Singleton ran on Morehouse's track and field team for one year before transferring to the University of Michigan. He has worked as a researcher at

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and

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Major achievements

* 2011: Gold medal, 100m (T43/44), Silver medal, 200m (T43/44), 4 × 100 m relay (T42-46) – IPC Athletics World Championships,

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, New Zealand * 2010: Second place, 100m (T44), 200m (T44) – U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships,

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* 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,

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, Canada * 2009: Gold medal, 200m; silver medal, 100m – Loterias Caixa International Meeting for Athletics and Swimming,

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* 2008: Silver medal, 100m (T44) – Paralympic Games,

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* 2008: Gold medal, 100m; silver medal 200m – Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, UK * 2007: Bronze medal 100m (T44), Silver medal 200m (T44) ParaPan American Games,

* 2007: Inducted into

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(Nation's Oldest Academic Honor Society) * 2006: Gold medal, 100m, Long Jump, High Jump; Bronze medal, 200m – Endeavor Games,

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* 2006: SIAC All-Conference All-Academic Team Track and Field; * 2006: Inducted into

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(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 Dutch Fork High School is a school in the Lexington & Richland County School District Five, located in unincorporated Richland County, South Carolina, with an Irmo postal address. Notable alumni * Tyler Bass, NFL kicker for the Buffalo Bill ...

* Member of the

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fraternity (Psi chapter Morehouse College)

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University of Michigan Podcast
– A podcast featuring Jerome Singleton by the University of Michigan's Department of Information for Undergraduate Students. {{DEFAULTSORT:Singleton, Jerome Living people People associated with CERN Track and field athletes from South Carolina Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Paralympic silver medalists for the United States American male sprinters 1986 births University of Michigan College of Engineering alumni Sportspeople from Greenwood, South Carolina People from Irmo, South Carolina Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games Morehouse Maroon Tigers men's track and field athletes 21st-century American sportsmen Parapan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Parapan American Games silver medalists for the United States Parapan American Games bronze medalists for the United States

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