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Born | Atlantic, Iowa, U.S. | April 29, 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 1, 2023 | (aged 62)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeff Worthington (April 29, 1961 – June 1, 2023) [1] was an American paralympic athlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. [2] [3]
Worthington was born in Atlantic, Iowa. He was studying at Creighton University when he was involved in a car accident leading to a spinal cord injury in 1981. He completed his rehabilitation at Craig Hospital in Colorado. After his injury, he transferred to Arizona State where he got involved in wheelchair sports. [1] He later moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where he trained for the Paralympics. [4] [5] [6] He had met Paralympian athlete John Brewer in the 1980s and adopted Brewer’s pushing technique. [4]
Worthington competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, competing in athletics. [2] He won the gold medal in the men's 400m 1C event, [7] and also won gold in the men's 800m 1C event, with Brewer finishing second. [7] He also won individual gold medals in the men's 1500m 1C event. [7] and the men's 5000m 1C event, [7] and team golds in the men's 4×100m relay 1A–1C and the men's 4×200m relay 1A–1C. [7]
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Born | Atlantic, Iowa, U.S. | April 29, 1961|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | June 1, 2023 | (aged 62)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para-athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeff Worthington (April 29, 1961 – June 1, 2023) [1] was an American paralympic athlete. He competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. [2] [3]
Worthington was born in Atlantic, Iowa. He was studying at Creighton University when he was involved in a car accident leading to a spinal cord injury in 1981. He completed his rehabilitation at Craig Hospital in Colorado. After his injury, he transferred to Arizona State where he got involved in wheelchair sports. [1] He later moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado where he trained for the Paralympics. [4] [5] [6] He had met Paralympian athlete John Brewer in the 1980s and adopted Brewer’s pushing technique. [4]
Worthington competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, competing in athletics. [2] He won the gold medal in the men's 400m 1C event, [7] and also won gold in the men's 800m 1C event, with Brewer finishing second. [7] He also won individual gold medals in the men's 1500m 1C event. [7] and the men's 5000m 1C event, [7] and team golds in the men's 4×100m relay 1A–1C and the men's 4×200m relay 1A–1C. [7]