Derek Loccident
TRACK AND FIELD
T64
2024 Outlook: A former college football player, Loccident didn’t start competing seriously in paraathletics until last season. He burst onto the scene with a silver medal in the long jump at the 2023 Worlds, then topped himself at the ’24 Worlds with two silvers (long jump, high jump) and a bronze (100m). Oh yeah, he also set a new world record in the high jump this year. Loccident could become one of the breakout stars of the Paris Games.
Need to know:
• First-time Paralympian
• Four-time World Championship medalist (three silvers, one bronze)
• Played college football at Central Oklahoma both before and after limb loss
Personal:
Age: 26
Hometown: Oklahoma City
Limb difference: Left below-knee
Read more:
Team USA page
Amplitude: “Derek Loccident Jumps to the Front of the Line”
Derek Loccident
TRACK AND FIELD
T64
2024 Outlook: A former college football player, Loccident didn’t start competing seriously in paraathletics until last season. He burst onto the scene with a silver medal in the long jump at the 2023 Worlds, then topped himself at the ’24 Worlds with two silvers (long jump, high jump) and a bronze (100m). Oh yeah, he also set a new world record in the high jump this year. Loccident could become one of the breakout stars of the Paris Games.
Need to know:
• First-time Paralympian
• Four-time World Championship medalist (three silvers, one bronze)
• Played college football at Central Oklahoma both before and after limb loss
Personal:
Age: 26
Hometown: Oklahoma City
Limb difference: Left below-knee
Read more:
Team USA page
Amplitude: “Derek Loccident Jumps to the Front of the Line”
