Jerome Singleton - Fastest amputee on the planet

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Today I am going to share story of an amputee who is well known as “fastest amputee on the planet”. His name is Jerome Singleton and he is from United states. Jerome singleton is single below knee amputee. He won so many races on track and gained so many awards. As a Paralympic athlete he is competing mainly in category T44 (single below knee amputation) sprint events.

Let me tell you more about him

Jerome singleton born without a fibula in his right leg due to fibular hemimelia, doctors amputated his leg below the knee when he was 18 months old. He graduated from Dutch Fork High School in 2004 where he was a member of varsity football and track teams and played junior varsity basketball for two years and was ranked one of the top 100 Senior Football Prospects in South Carolina by the High School Sports Report.

Singleton attended Morehouse College, where he double majored in Mathematics and Applied Physics. He has participated in track and field for three years at the college level. He now attends the University of Michigan to complete his dual degree with Morehouse, adding an industrial engineering degree to his studies. Singleton also has focused a large portion of his time in research in the U.S. and abroad.

His Achievements and Awards during 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

Major Achievements of Jerome Singleton

• 2011: Gold medal, 100m (T43/44), Silver medal, 200m (T43/44), 4x100m relay (T42-46) - IPC Athletics World Championships, Christchurch, New Zealand
• 2010: Second place, 100m (T44), 200m (T44) – U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, Miramar, Florida
• 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, Windosor, Canada
• 2009: Gold medal, 200m; silver medal, 100m - Loterias Caixa International Meeting for Athletics and Swimming, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 2008: Silver medal, 100m (T44) – Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
• 2008: Gold medal, 100m; silver medal 200m – Paralympic World Cup, Manchester, UK
• 2007: Bronze medal 100m (T44), Silver medal 200m (T44) ParaPan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 2007: Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (Nation's Oldest Academic Honor Society)
• 2006: Gold medal, 100m, Long Jump, High Jump; Bronze medal, 200m – Endeavor Games, Edmond, Oklahoma
• 2006: SIAC All-Conference All-Academic Team Track and Field;
• 2006: Inducted into Beta Kappa Chi (National Scientific Honor Society)

In 2011, Jerome Singleton was given the nickname of fastest amputee on the planet, which is the new title Jerome Singleton secured when he knocked off reigning champion Oscar Pistorius (South Africa) to win gold in the men's 100m (T44) at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Currently, Singleton training for the next Paralympic Games where he hopes to win more medals. My friends look at his hard work, spirit, strong mind and will power, he never gave up on anything. Being an Amputee he is so much qualified and along this he won so many medals in Paralympics. Be Positive think like him and try to get up from bed, do physiotherapy regularly and make your mind strong. Our life is not over after getting amputated; from here we can make a new start like him and can achieve what we want. I am here for you guys and I will keep updating relevant information, Real Stories and Details about Advance Technology Prosthetics for you. If you have any question or query and need my help on anything you can mail me at jas.singh474@gmail.com.

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