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 The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. A total of 213 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only 2 sports Americans did not compete in were soccer 5-a-side and 7-a-side. The America ...

in the 100 m T12 event. He also competed at 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 ...

, 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. At the world championships Jamison won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal between 2006 and 2013.

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1982 births Living people People from Orangeburg County, South Carolina Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2007 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games American male sprinters {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub