David Prince
 Prince (right) with Blake Leeper and Oscar Pistorius at the 2012 Paralympics Men's 400m T44 victory ceremony | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 September 1983 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Paralympic athletics |
| Disability class | T44 |
Medal record | |
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.
Athletics career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ David Prince, London 2012 Paralympics, archived from the original on 25 May 2013, retrieved 21 September 2012
- ^ David Prince, Team USA, archived from the original on 18 October 2018, retrieved 21 September 2012
- ^ 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
- ^ "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.
See also
[edit]- 1983 births
- Living people
- Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- American male sprinters
- World record holders in para-athletics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships
- People from Venice, Florida
- Sportspeople from Marietta, Georgia
- Track and field athletes from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Track and field athletes from Florida
- Doping cases in athletics
- American sportspeople in doping cases
- Doping cases in paralympic sports
- 21st-century American sportsmen