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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | April 28, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Sammamish, Washington, USA | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 100m, 200m, High Jump & Long Jump | ||||||||||||||||||
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Jeff Skiba (born April 28, 1984) is a police officer[1] and a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category P44 pentathlon events.
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Born without a fibula in his left leg due to fibular hemimelia, doctors amputated his leg below the knee when he was less than a year old. Jeff’s congenital defect hasn’t prevented him from great achievements. In the sixth grade, Jeff tried out for track on his first day at school and so began his athletic career. In high school Jeff joined the track team. At his first meet, he cleared 6’2” in the high jump event.
Jeff has consistently placed first, second or third at every high jump event, the majority of which have been able-bodied meets. Not only does he frequently beat his competitors, but the heights he reaches have matched able-bodied world records, as well.
Jeff competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's high jump - P44 event, a silver medal in the men's pentathlon - P44 event, finished fifth in the men's javelin - F42/44 event, finished sixth in the men's discus throw - F44 event and finished ninth in the men's Long jump - F42/44 event