Josiah Jamison
Josiah Jamison (born August 18, 1982 in the United States ) is an American athlete .
Jamison came into contact with athletics while at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg . Responsible for this were Jack Todd, who worked at this school, and Royal Mitchell , who is now a teammate of Jamison's on the US Paralympic athletics team.
Jamison prefers to run 100 and 200 meter courses. According to his own statements, his strength lies in the 200 m course. In 2008 in Beijing , he won his first Paralympic medal when he crossed the finish line in the T12 class on the 100 m distance ahead of Nigerian Adekunle Adesoji and Chinese Yang Yuqing . He also competed in the 200 m course (T12), the 4x100 m course (T11-T13) and the 400 m course (T12).
successes
Summer Paralympics
- 2008 Beijing: Gold (100 m, T12)
International competitions
- 2005 IPC Open European Championships in Espoo, Finland: Silver (100 m)
- 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships in Assen, Netherlands: Gold (100 m)
- 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: silver (400 m)
- 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: bronze (100 m)
- 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: bronze (200 m)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Athlete Biography: JAMISON Josiah ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jamison, Josiah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th August 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |