Shaquille Vance (born March 22, 1991) is an American T42 Paralympic sprint runner and shot putter. Vance lost his leg in an American football accident in 2009. Two weeks after surgery to repair the damaged leg, no blood was circulating to his foot so his leg was removed. Before losing his leg, he was a linebacker and wide receiver for the Houston Hilltoppers. At the

2012 Paralympic Games 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 ...

, Vance won a silver medal in the 200 m event in a time of 25.55 seconds, setting a new American record. He also placed sixth in the shot put and eighth in the 100 m. He won the 100 m event at the 2011 and 2015 Parapan American Games.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vance, Shaquille Living people Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Paralympic silver medalists for the United States American male sprinters 1991 births Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games People from Houston, Mississippi Track and field athletes from Mississippi