Declan Farmer
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| Full name | Declan Joseph Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 5, 1997 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ice sled hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Declan Farmer (born November 5, 1997) is an American ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in ice sledge hockey at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.[1]
Career
[edit]A bilateral amputee, he has played sled hockey since the age of nine after first trying it out in Clearwater, Florida.[1] He attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa and graduated from Princeton University in 2020. In addition to the United States men's national team, he has played on the Spacecoast Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Bandits sledge hockey clubs. He made the American national team at the age of 14 in 2012. He is also the recipient of the best disabled male athlete at the 2014 ESPY awards.
In the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, he finished first on the American team in scoring, with eight points.[2][3] Farmer won his second Paralympic gold medal in 2018, while being the tournament's leading scorer.[4] He has qualified for his third Paralympic Games in 2022.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Declan Farmer". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ "The Future Is Now: Declan Farmer amazing sled hockey performance". usahockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ "Declan Farmer". usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Fairytale finish for Declan Farmer". International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Declan Farmer's Leadership, Talent Evident In U.S. Sled Hockey Opener". Team USA. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Declan Farmer - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Declan Farmer - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)
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