Trenten Merrill
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Born | Laguna Niguel, California, U.S. | May 18, 1990
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Paralympic athletics |
Disability class | T64 |
Event | long jump |
Medal record |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Paralympic Track Champions Reign Supreme In Lima". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Trenten Merrill". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 1, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Single-leg amputee Trenten Merrill sprints through adversity with a smile". lariatnews.com. April 20, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Trenten Merrill". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Laguna Niguel, California
- Sportspeople from Orange County, California
- American male long jumpers
- American amputees
- Azusa Pacific Cougars athletes
- College men's track and field athletes in the United States
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- Saddleback College alumni
- Track and field athletes from California