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 nameDeclan Joseph Farmer
NationalityAmerican
Born (1997-11-05) November 5, 1997
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Years active2007–present
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)}
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportIce sled hockey
PositionForward
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.


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