Blake Leeper

Started: His first competitive races were in August 2009 at the University of Central Oklahoma Endeavor Games in the United States of America. (utsandiego.com, 25 Oct 2012) Reason: He played basketball at high school and hoped to continue playing at college. He then discovered there were special prosthetic legs for athletes that would enable him to try running. (utsandiego.com, 25 Oct 2012) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (sports360az.com, 20 May 2022) Awards: He was part of the US 4x100m relay team that was named the 2013 Paralympic Team of the Year by the United States Olympic Committee. The award was in recognition of the squad's performance at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon, France. The team also included Richard Browne, Jerome Singleton, and Jarryd Wallace. (insidethegames.biz, 24 Oct 2013) In 2013 he was inducted into the Boys & Girls Club of America Alumni Hall of Fame. (timesnews.net, 06 May 2013) Help Our Potential Evolve [HOPE], a community organisation in his hometown of Kingsport, Tennessee, declared 13 October 2012 as 'Blake Leeper Day'. (downtownkingsport.org, 12 Oct 2012)