Track and field Paralympian Trenten Merrill lost his right foot after he was struck by a car at the age of 14, resulting in an amputation — but that did not stop him from chasing his professional athlete dreams.
Now 31, the American record holder in long jump for his classification (with a leap of 25 feet and 5.5 inches, to be precise) is headed to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
The athlete made his Paralympic debut in Rio in 2016. This time around, his quest for gold begins on September 1. His biggest competition this year (besides himself)? “My biggest competition besides myself is this German long jumper and his name is Markus Rehm,” Trenten recently admitted to HollywoodLife. “I have great competition and I am just going to go out there
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