Jamol Allan Pilgrim
(born 24 January 1991
[Bio sheet](_blank)
, London 2012 official website) is an
Antiguan and Barbudan sprinter.
On 22 November 2009, at a time when he was a young sprinter with Olympic aspirations, he was injured in a traffic accident which resulted in his right leg being amputated above the knee. He continued running, with a prosthetic, and met the qualifying times for the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
, running the 100m in 14.62s and the 200m in 33.24s. As a consequence, on 15 March 2012 the
Antigua and Barbuda Paralympic Committee was established, specifically so that he could take part in the London Games. He was his country's
first and only representative at the London Paralympics, where he took part in the
men's 100m T42 sprint. His time of 15.76 was a season's best, but he finished last of his heat, and did not advance to the final.
"Results: Men's 100m - T42"
, London 2012 official website
See also
* Summer Paralympic disability classification
*Antigua and Barbuda at the Paralympics
Antigua and Barbuda made its Paralympic Games début at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, sending a single representative (Jamol Pilgrim) to compete in athletics.
The Antigua and Barbuda Paralympic Committee (ABPC) was established on 15 March ...
Notes
1991 births
Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Living people
Paralympic athletes for Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda amputees
Antigua and Barbuda male sprinters
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