Years active 2007–present Sport Ice sledge hockey Name Declan Farmer Weight 66 kg | Position Forward Height 1.88 m | |
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Awards Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award Profiles | ||
Tampa bay community hero declan farmer
Declan Farmer (born November 5, 1997) is an ice sledge 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. A bilateral amputee, he has played sledge hockey since the age of nine after first trying it out in Clearwater, Florida. He attends Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa. 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. Farmer's favorite actor is Will Ferrell, however he has clearly expressed that he would not like to pursue a career broadcast journalism.
In the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, he finished first on the American team in scoring, with eight points.
