Declan Farmer

Declan Farmer (born November 5, 1997) is an American ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in ice sledge hockey at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.[1]

Declan Farmer
Farmer in 2015
Personal information
Full nameDeclan Joseph Farmer
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-11-05) November 5, 1997
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Years active2007–present
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportIce sled hockey
PositionForward
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Buffalo Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2019 Ostrava Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2021 Ostrava Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2023 Moose Jaw Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2013 Goyang Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2017 Gangneung Team competition

Career

A bilateral amputee, he has played sled hockey since the age of nine after first trying it out in Clearwater, Florida.[1] He attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa and graduated from Princeton University in 2020. In addition to the United States men's national team, he has played on the Spacecoast Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Bandits sledge hockey clubs. He made the American national team at the age of 14 in 2012. He is also the recipient of the best disabled male athlete at the 2014 ESPY awards.

In the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, he finished first on the American team in scoring, with eight points.[2][3] Farmer won his second Paralympic gold medal in 2018, while being the tournament's leading scorer.[4] He has qualified for his third Paralympic Games in 2022.[5]

References
  1. "Declan Farmer". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  2. "The Future Is Now: Declan Farmer amazing sled hockey performance". usahockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  3. "Declan Farmer". usahockey.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  4. "PyeongChang 2018: Fairytale finish for Declan Farmer". International Paralympic Committee.


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