Trenten Merrill (born May 18, 1990) is an American Paralympic athlete who specializes in long jump. He represented the United States at the

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and

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

. Merrill's right foot was amputated after a dirt bike accident.

Career

Merrill represented the United States at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

in the men's long jump T44 event and finished in fourth place with an American Record of 6.84-metres. He represented the United States at the

2019 Parapan American Games The 2019 Parapan American Games ( es, Juegos Parapanamericanos de 2019, links=no), officially the VI Pan American Games and commonly known as the Lima 2019 ParaPan-Am Games, was an international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities, ...

where he won a gold medal in the long jump T63/T64 event. Merrill represented the United States at the

in the men's long jump T64 event and won a bronze medal.

Personal life

In March 2005 he and a friend were riding in tandem on a dirt bike when they were involved in a collision with a car, and Merrill's right foot was pinned between the dirt bike and car. He had five surgeries to repair the foot, however, it had to be amputated as blood was no longer circulating in his foot after transmission fluid had spilled into the wound during the accident. When not competing in athletics, he is also a model.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Merrill, Trenten 1998 births Living people People from Laguna Niguel, California Sportspeople from Orange County, California American male long jumpers American amputees Azusa Pacific Cougars athletes College men's track and field athletes in the United States Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Saddleback College alumni Track and field athletes from California 21st-century American sportsmen