Josiah Jamison (born August 18, 1982) is a visually impaired American sprint runner. He has retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary eye disease that affects peripheral and night vision. He began racing at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg and won a gold medal for the United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the 100 m T12 event. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, but was disqualified in both the 100 m and 200 m heats for violating a newly implemented rule that a guide may not separate from the runner farther than 50 cm; his 4 × 100 m relay team also failed to finish at those Paralympics.[2] At the world championships Jamison won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal between 2006 and 2013.[1][3]
josiah, jamison, born, august, 1982, visually, impaired, american, sprint, runner, retinitis, pigmentosa, hereditary, disease, that, affects, peripheral, night, vision, began, racing, south, carolina, school, deaf, blind, spartanburg, gold, medal, united, stat. Josiah Jamison born August 18 1982 is a visually impaired American sprint runner He has retinitis pigmentosa a hereditary eye disease that affects peripheral and night vision He began racing at the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind in Spartanburg and won a gold medal for the United States at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in the 100 m T12 event He also competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics but was disqualified in both the 100 m and 200 m heats for violating a newly implemented rule that a guide may not separate from the runner farther than 50 cm his 4 100 m relay team also failed to finish at those Paralympics 2 At the world championships Jamison won a gold a silver and a bronze medal between 2006 and 2013 1 3 Josiah JamisonJamison at the 2015 Parapan American GamesPersonal informationBorn 1982 08 18 August 18 1982 age 41 Vance South Carolina U S Height196 cm 6 ft 5 in 1 Weight86 kg 190 lb SportSportParalympic athleticsDisability classT12EventSprintMedal record Representing United StatesParalympic Games2008 Beijing 100 m T12IPC World Championships2006 100 m T122011 Christchurch 100 m T122013 4 100 m T11 13Parapan American Games2007 Rio 400 m T122007 Rio 100 m T122007 Rio 200 m T122015 Toronto 100 m T12References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Josiah Jamison a b Josiah Jamison toronto2015 org Phil Sarata September 16 2012 Paralympian disqualified says he s still pursuing goals thetandd com Josiah Jamison teamusa org nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article about an American sprinter 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 Josiah Jamison amp oldid 1175909873, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
