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Full name | Malik Jones |
Born | Aurora, Colorado, U.S. | December 6, 2002
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Country | United States |
Sport | Ice sled hockey |
Position | Forward |
Medal record |
Malik Jones (born December 6, 2002) is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Jones represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal. He became the second black athlete to represent the U.S. in sled hockey at the Paralympics. [1]
Jones has been playing sled hockey since the age of seven. He was born without shinbones and had his legs amputated at 10 months old. [2]
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