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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 28, 1984 San Jose, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100m, 200m, High Jump & Long Jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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
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Major Achievements
- 2008: Gold medal, F44/F46 High Jump; silver medal, P44 Pentathlon – Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
- 2008: Unofficial world record, high jump (2.15m) – Azusa 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
- 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 & Field Championships
References
- ^ Skiba wins lone USA medal on day six of World Championships, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 27 January 2011
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