Trenten Merrill

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Trenten Merrill
Personal information
Born (1990-05-18) May 18, 1990 (age 31)
Laguna Niguel, California
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT64
Event(s)long jump
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing the  United States
Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo long jump T64
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima long jump T64

Trenten Merrill (born May 18, 1990) is an American Paralympic athlete who specializes in long jump. He represented the United States at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics. Merrill's right foot was amputated after a dirt bike accident.

Career[]

Merrill represented the United States at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's long jump T44 event and finished in fourth place with an American Record of 6.84-metres.[1]

He represented the United States at the 2019 Parapan American Games where he won a gold medal in the long jump T63/T64 event.[2]

Merrill represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's long jump T64 event and won a bronze medal.[3]

Personal life[]

In March 2005 he and a friend were riding in tandem on a dirt bike when they were involved in a collision with a car, and Merrill's right foot was pinned between the dirt bike and car. He had five surgeries to repair the foot, however, it had to be amputated as blood was no longer circulating in his foot after transmission fluid had spilled into the wound during the accident.[4][5] When not competing in athletics, he is also a model.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Learning to Fly: Trenten Merrill Reclaims American Long Jump Record, Sets Sights on 2020 Paralympic Gold". thecapistranodispatch.com. February 23, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Paralympic Track Champions Reign Supreme In Lima". teamusa.org. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Trenten Merrill". olympics.com. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Single-leg amputee Trenten Merrill sprints through adversity with a smile". lariatnews.com. April 20, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Trenten Merrill". paralympic.org. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Paralympian Trenten Merrill Talks the 'Fire Inside' as He Competes in Tokyo (While Juggling a Modeling Career)". people.com. August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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