Declan Farmer
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| Full name | Declan Joseph Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 5, 1997 Tampa, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2007–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ice sled hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Declan Farmer (born November 5, 1997) is an American ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in ice sled hockey at the 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics.[1]
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 won his third gold medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[5]
On January 2, 2026, he was named to Team USA's roster for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[6] He won a gold medal, Team USA's fifth consecutive gold medal in Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Declan Farmer". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ^ "The Future Is Now: Declan Farmer amazing sled hockey performance". usahockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- ^ "Declan Farmer". usahockey.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "PyeongChang 2018: Fairytale finish for Declan Farmer". International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Declan Farmer's Leadership, Talent Evident In U.S. Sled Hockey Opener". Team USA. March 5, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hockey Teams Announced". USA Hockey. January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ Carroll, Charlotte (March 15, 2026). "U.S. beats Canada to win fifth straight Paralympic sled hockey gold medal". The Athletic. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
External links
- Declan Farmer at the International Paralympic Committee
- Declan Farmer at Team USA (archive February 3, 2023)