Jeff Skiba (born April 28, 1984) is a police officer[1] and a Paralympicathlete from the United States competing mainly in category P44 pentathlon events.
Jeff competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's high jump – P44 event, a silver medal in the men's pentathlon – P44 event, finished fifth in the men's javelin – F42/44 event, finished sixth in the men's discus throw – F44 event and finished ninth in the men's Long jump – F42/44 event
Major Achievementsedit
2008: Gold medal, F44/F46 High Jump; silver medal, P44 Pentathlon – Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
2008: Unofficial world record, high jump (2.15m) – Asuza Pacific Invitational, Los Angeles, California
2007: World record, high jump (2.10m) – U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships, Atlanta, Ga.
2007: First Paralympic athlete to compete at U.S. Indoor Track and Field National Championships
2006: Gold medal, high jump; Fourth place, long jump – IPC World Championships, Assen, The Netherlands
2006: Gold medal, pentathlon -U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, Atlanta, Ga.
2004: Silver medal, high jump -Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece
jeff, skiba, born, april, 1984, police, officer, paralympic, athlete, from, united, states, competing, mainly, category, pentathlon, events, personal, informationnationalityamericanborn, 1984, april, 1984, jose, californiasportsportrunningevent, 100m, 200m, hi. Jeff Skiba born April 28 1984 is a police officer 1 and a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category P44 pentathlon events Jeff SkibaPersonal informationNationalityAmericanBorn 1984 04 28 April 28 1984 age 39 San Jose CaliforniaSportSportRunningEvent s 100m 200m High Jump amp Long JumpMedal record Track and fieldRepresenting United StatesParalympic Games2008 Beijing High jump F44 462004 Athens High jump F44 462008 Beijing Pentathlon P442012 London High jump F46IPC Athletics World Championships2002 Lille High jump F442006 Assen High jump F44 462006 Assen Discus throw F442011 Christchurch High jump F462015 Doha High jump T44Parapan American Games2015 Toronto Javelin throw F44Jeff competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing China There he won a gold medal in the men s high jump P44 event a silver medal in the men s pentathlon P44 event finished fifth in the men s javelin F42 44 event finished sixth in the men s discus throw F44 event and finished ninth in the men s Long jump F42 44 eventMajor Achievements edit2008 Gold medal F44 F46 High Jump silver medal P44 Pentathlon Paralympic Games Beijing China 2008 Unofficial world record high jump 2 15m Asuza Pacific Invitational Los Angeles California 2007 World record high jump 2 10m U S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships Atlanta Ga 2007 First Paralympic athlete to compete at U S Indoor Track and Field National Championships 2006 Gold medal high jump Fourth place long jump IPC World Championships Assen The Netherlands 2006 Gold medal pentathlon U S Paralympics Track amp Field National Championships Atlanta Ga 2004 Silver medal high jump Paralympic Games Athens Greece 2002 Gold medal high jump IPC Athletics World Championships Lille France 2002 First place high jump International Challenge Track and Field Meet 2002 First place high jump Washington State High School Track amp Field ChampionshipsReferences edit Skiba wins lone USA medal on day six of World Championships International Paralympic Committee IPC 27 January 2011External links editJeff Skiba at the International Paralympic Committee nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article about an American pentathlete is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about an American high jumper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about an American discus thrower is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article about an American javelin thrower is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article about an American long jumper is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Paralympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jeff Skiba amp oldid 1192800167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
