ruth beitia won the gold medal in men's high jump at the rio paralympic games in class t44.
ruth beitia won the gold medal in men's high jump at the rio paralympic games in class t44.
who won the gold medal in men's high jump at the rio paralympic games in class t44?
ruth beitia
although broom-edwards understood he had an impairment, he never considered himself as disabled, but after watching the london 2012 summer paralympics he realized that he could be eligible to be classified as a para-sport competitor. he was classified in 2013 as a t44 athlete and that year he qualified for the british team with a personal best of 2.06 at the bedford international games in may. his first major international competition was at the 2013 ipc athletics world championships in lyon. there he competed in the t42/t44 high jump event where he took silver, losing to world record holder maciej lepiato of poland. the next year broom-edwards and lepiato met at the 2014 ipc athletics european championships in swansea. despite broom-edwards recording a personal best of 2.15, a world record height that would have won gold at the 2012 paralympics, he was again pushed into second place as lepiato recorded another new world record of 2.17. after returning from injuries, jonathan posted another silver medal in the 2015 ipc athletics world championships in dubai. at the 2016 ipc athletics european championships in grosseto, jonathan was pushed into a bronze medal position in the mixed class competition due to a change in razza points system. however, at the 2016 paralympic games in rio de janeiro, jonathan achieved a seasons best of 2.10m to achieve silver in his paralympic debut.
jonathan broom-edwards
bullet::::- 2010: second place, 100m (t44), 200m (t44) – u.s. paralympics track & field national championships, miramar, florida









































bullet::::- 2009: silver medal, 100m (t44); set new course record 11.16 seconds visa paralympic world cup, manchester, uk









































bullet::::- 2009: gold medal, 100m- boiling point track classic, windsor, ontario, canada









































bullet::::- 2009: gold medal, 200m; silver medal, 100m – loterias caixa international meeting for athletics and swimming, rio de janeiro, brazil









































bullet::::- 2008: silver medal, 100m (t44) – paralympic games, beijing, china









































bullet::::- 2008: gold medal, 100m; silver medal 200m – paralympic world cup, manchester, uk
jerome singleton