Jonathan Gore
Sport: Para Track and Field
Gold: 0 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: September 8, 1994
Height: N/A
Age: 31
Hometown: Fayetteville, WV
Education: Concord University ‘17
Biography
Quick Facts
- Son of Lee Ann
- Track & Field Graduate Assistant Coach at Concord University
- Suffered an injury in a work accident that cut his heel off, which he knew needed to be amputated
- In 2019 he was watching videos of para-athletes competing and came across Jarryd Wallace, who he reached out to on Instagram
- Since then, Wallace has helped him and his prosthetist understand how his blade worked and how it should fit so he could run at his full potential
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 9th (200m T64 - Men), 12th (100m T64 - Men)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th (200m T64 - Men), 7th (100m T64 - Men)
Career Highlights
- Parapan American Games Santiago 2023, bronze, (100-meter)
- 2021 Desert Challenge Games, gold (100-meter)
- 2017 MEC Championship, gold (200-meter)
- 2017 MEC Championship, silver (100-meter, long jump)
- 2017 MEC Championship, silver (4x100-meter relay)
