David Prince

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David Prince
2012 Paralympics Men's 400m T44 Victory Ceremony.jpg
Prince (right) with Blake Leeper and Oscar Pistorius at the 2012 Paralympics Men's 400m T44 victory ceremony
Personal information
Born (1983-09-10) 10 September 1983 (age 40)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class T44
Medal record
Paralympic athletics
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London 400m T43/44
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Lyon 400m T44
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Lyon 200m T44
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 200m T44
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 400m T44

David Prince (born 10 September 1983) is an American sprint runner who runs in the T44 class. [1] He was raised by missionary parents and traveled frequently, living for a while in Oaxaca, Mexico. He lost his right leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident in 2002.

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Athletics career

In 2010, Prince won a gold medal at the U.S. Paralympic National Championship in the 400m event, a silver medal in the long jump and a bronze medal in the 200m event. In 2011, Prince won a gold medal at the 2011 Parapan American Games in the 200m and 400m events. In 2011 at the IPC World Championship, he won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay and a bronze medal in the 400m event. In 2011 U.S. at the Paralympic National Championship, he won a gold medal in the 200m and 400m events and a silver medal in the 100m race. [2]

Prince narrowly missed qualifying for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, China. In the 2012 Paralympic Games, Prince won an individual bronze medal in the 400 meter T43/44 event, [3] in a new world record time for his own T44 classification. [4]

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References

  1. David Prince, London 2012 Paralympics, archived from the original on 25 May 2013, retrieved 21 September 2012
  2. David Prince, Team USA, archived from the original on 18 October 2018, retrieved 21 September 2012
  3. Bensch, Bob (8 September 2012), Pistorius Wins 400 Meters for First Paralympics Individual Gold, Bloomberg News, archived from the original on 18 January 2013, retrieved 8 September 2012
  4. "London 2012 Paralympic Games - Athletics - Men's 400 m T44". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2013.

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