Joel Gomez (athlete)
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| Born | 29 July 2003 Encinitas, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Blue cone monochromacy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Purdue Boilermakers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joel Gomez (born July 29, 2003) is an American Paralympic middle-distance runner who competes in international track and field competitions. He is a Parapan American Games champion and a double World junior champion in middle-distance running.[1][2]
Gomez has also competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics, he set a new Americas record in the men's 1500m T13 at the 2024 Paralympics where he finished in seventh place.[3]
Gomez took up soccer at a young age but he had great difficulty tracking the ball, he took up track and field aged nine. When he was in eighth grade, he broke the 5:00 minute mile marker.[4]
References
- ^ "Joel Gomez - Team USA Profile". Team USA. 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Joel Gomez - World Athletics". World Athletics. 21 March 2025.
- ^ "Gomez sets Americas record in Paralympic final". Purdue Sports. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Joel Gomez - Challenged Athletes". Challenged Athletes Foundation. 21 March 2025.