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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.
Career
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]
Personal life
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Blackwell was born premature at 26 weeks and weighed 1 pound, 9 ounces, and has cerebral palsy.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "Jaydin Blackwell". paralympic.org. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Gowdy, Kristen (May 25, 2023). "Forty-Five Athletes Selected To Represent Team USA At 2023 World Para Athletics Championships". teamusa.org. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Monday 10 July: New records at Charléty". wpaparis23.org. July 11, 2023. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Blackwell, Malone crowned world champions on Team USA's five-medal second day". highlandcountypress.com. July 10, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Canada's Smeenk, Gingras, Papaconstantinou race to Para athletics worlds medals". CBC.ca. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ Gowdy, Kristen (May 18, 2024). "Blackwell, Loccident set Championship Records, Team USA Earns Three Medals on Day Two in Kobe". usparatf.org. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ↑ Gowdy, Kristen (May 21, 2024). "Led by Blackwell's second gold, Team USA Earns Five Medals, Two Double Podiums, On Day Five in Kobe". usparatf.org. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ↑ "The self-described 'Noah Lyles of Para track and field' has secured 2 gold medals". Deseret News. September 4, 2024.
- ↑ "Blackwell Claims First Gold for Team USA on Day 2". usparatf.org. September 28, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Blackwell Smashes World Record to Win Second Gold As U.S. Claims Three More Medals". usparatf.org. October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ↑ Clowers, Jania (July 7, 2023). "Oak Park's Jaydin Blackwell isn't letting cerebral palsy slow him down on track". The Detroit News. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ↑ "Oak Park's Jaydin Blackwell overcomes cerebral palsy, family tragedy to run all over the world". Detroit Free Press. July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.