Declan Farmer

Declan Farmer (born November 5, 1997) is an American ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. Competing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men's ice sledge hockey tournament.[1] A bilateral amputee, he has played sledge hockey since the age of nine after first trying it out in Clearwater, Florida.[1] He attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa and currently attends Princeton University. 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.

Declan Farmer

Farmer in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Declan Joseph Farmer
Nationality	American
Born	November 5, 1997 Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Years active	2007–present
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)}
Weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Ice sled hockey
Position	Forward
Medal record Men's para ice hockey Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2018 PyeongChang Team competition 2014 Sochi Team competition World Championships 2015 Buffalo Team competition 2019 Ostrava Team competition 2017 Gangneung Team competition

In the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, he finished first on the American team in scoring, with eight points.[2][3]

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.

External links

• Declan Farmer - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
• Declan Farmer - Sled Hockey at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee