Jamal Hill
{{Short description|American Paralympic swimmer}}
{{For|the American football player|Jamal Hill (American football)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
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| name = Jamal Hill
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| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|24}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| disability = Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease
| disability_class = S10, SM10
| sport = Paralympic swimming
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{{Medal|Sport|Men's paralympic swimming}}
{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Paralympic Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2020 Tokyo|50 m freestyle S9}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2022 Madeira|50 m freestyle S9}}
{{Medal|Competition|Parapan American Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2019 Lima|50 m freestyle S10}}
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Jamal Hill (born February 24, 1995) is an American Paralympic swimmer. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usparaswimming/athletes/Jamal-Hill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829084455/https://www.teamusa.org/usparaswimming/athletes/Jamal-Hill |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 29, 2021 |title=Jamal Hill |website=teamusa.org |access-date=August 29, 2021}}
Career
Hill competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle S9 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/paralympics/news/usa-paralympic-swimmer-jamal-hill-cmt-role-models-mindset |title=USA Para swimmer Jamal Hill on being diagnosed with CMT, role models in sport, and inspiring others to swim |website=olympics.com |date=August 26, 2021 |access-date=August 29, 2021}}
On April 14, 2022, Hill was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamusa.org/USParaSwimming/Features/2022/April/14/US-Paralympics-Swimming-Nominates-25-athletes-to-World-Championship-Roster |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516011227/https://www.teamusa.org/USParaSwimming/Features/2022/April/14/US-Paralympics-Swimming-Nominates-25-athletes-to-World-Championship-Roster |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |title=U.S. Paralympics Swimming Nominates 25 athletes to World Championship Roster |website=teamusa.org |first=Kristen |last=Gowdy |date=April 14, 2022 |access-date=April 14, 2022}} On April 29, 2023, Hill was named to the roster to represent the United States at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships.{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/u-s-paralympics-swimming-selects-22-including-just-6-men-for-2023-worlds-roster/ |title=U.S. Paralympics Swimming Selects 22 (Including Just 6 Men) for 2023 Worlds Roster |website=swimswam.com |first=Riley |last=Overend |date=April 29, 2023 |access-date=April 29, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{IPC profile|jamal-hill}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=jamal-hill-1136097|old_id=Jamal-Hill|sport=usparaswimming|archive=20230605143740}}
- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/jamal-hill_2487787 Jamal Hill] at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics ([https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/jamal-hill_2487787 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/jamal-hill_2487787 alternate link 2])
- {{Official website}}
{{Footer USA Swimming 2020 Summer Paralympics}}
{{Footer USA Swimming 2024 Summer Paralympics}}
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Category:American disabled sportspeople
Category:American male freestyle swimmers
Category:Swimmers from Los Angeles
Category:Paralympic swimmers for the United States
Category:Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
Category:Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
Category:Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic medalists in swimming
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
Category:S10-classified para swimmers
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Parapan American Games medalists in swimming
Category:Parapan American Games bronze medalists for the United States
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