Jackson Atwood
Sport: Para Track and Field
Gold: 0 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: June 23, 2003
Height: 4'6"
Age: 22
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Education: Central Valley High School (Spokane Valley, Wash.) ‘21
Biography
Quick Facts
- Son of Morgen and Jeffrey
- Has a sister, Lillian
- Adopted from China
- Born with a birth defect called proximal femoral focal discrepancy with minor spina bifida
- Underwent a amputation of his left foot, knee fusion, and bone graft connecting his under-developed left femur to his knee, tibia and fibula
- Introduced to adaptive sports through ParaSport Spokane, beginning with wheelchair basketball and transitioning to track
- Enjoys riding his bike, playing Xbox, collecting sunglasses, curating digital music playlists, handing out with friends, watching movies, playing school sports and attending school activities
- Learned to scuba dive in the Grand Caymans through a program called Stay Focused
- Plays the guitar, clarinet and marimba
- Can code in Javascript.
Career Highlights
- ParaPan American Games, Lima, 2019 (100m T54 - Men, 1500m T54 - Men, 400m T54 - Men)
