Marshall Zackery
Sport: Para Track and Field
Gold: 0 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: July 26, 1993
Height: 5'8"
Age: 32
Hometown: Ocala, FL
Education: Florida School for Deaf and Blind (St. Augustine, Fla.) ‘11 Central Community College ‘19, Liberal Arts
Biography
Quick Facts
- Suffered a traumatic brain injury at two and a half years old, resulting in Zackery being diagnosed with cerebral palsy and a visual impairment
- Discovered by coach Tony McCall and Paralympian Regas Woods while working out at a gym in Ocala, Florida in 2017
- His first Paralympic track and field competition was at the 2017 Desert Challenge Games
- Hobbies include going to the gym, playing video games and basketball, hanging with friends and family, and running track
- Idols are U.S. Olympic sprinter Justin Gatlin and basketball player LeBron James.
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 6th (200m T35 - Men), 7th (100m T35 - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 6th (100m T35 - Men, 200m T35 - Men)
- Years of participation: 100m T35 - Men 2017, 2019, 2023; 200m T35 - Men 2017, 2019, 2023
- Top finish: 4th – 2017 (200m T35 - Men)
