Jeff Skiba

Jeff Skiba (born April 28, 1984) is a police officer^[1] and a Paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category P44 pentathlon events.

Jeff Skiba

Men's High Jump F46 Victory Ceremony 2012
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1984-04-28) April 28, 1984 (age 40) San Jose, California
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	100m, 200m, High Jump & Long Jump
Medal record Track and field Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing High jump F44–46 2004 Athens High jump F44–46 2008 Beijing Pentathlon P44 2012 London High jump F46 IPC Athletics World Championships 2002 Lille High jump F44 2006 Assen High jump F44/46 2006 Assen Discus throw F44 2011 Christchurch High jump F46 2015 Doha High jump – T44 Parapan American Games 2015 Toronto Javelin throw F44

Jeff competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a gold medal in the men's high jump – P44 event, a silver medal in the men's pentathlon – P44 event, finished fifth in the men's javelin – F42/44 event, finished sixth in the men's discus throw – F44 event and finished ninth in the men's Long jump – F42/44 event

Major Achievements

• • 2008: Gold medal, F44/F46 High Jump; silver medal, P44 Pentathlon – Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
  • 2008: Unofficial world record, high jump (2.15m) – Azusa Pacific Invitational, Los Angeles, California
  • 2007: World record, high jump (2.10m) – U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships, Atlanta, Ga.
  • 2007: First Paralympic athlete to compete at U.S. Indoor Track and Field National Championships
  • 2006: Gold medal, high jump; Fourth place, long jump – IPC World Championships, Assen, The Netherlands
  • 2006: Gold medal, pentathlon -U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships, Atlanta, Ga.
  • 2004: Silver medal, high jump -Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece
  • 2002: Gold medal, high jump – IPC Athletics World Championships, Lille, France
  • 2002: First place, high jump – International Challenge Track and Field Meet
  • 2002: First place, high jump – Washington State High School Track & Field Championships

References

1. Skiba wins lone USA medal on day six of World Championships, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 27 January 2011

External links

• Jeff Skiba at the International Paralympic Committee