Declan Farmer

Declan Farmer (born November 5, 1997) is an American ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in ice sledge hockey at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.^[1]

Declan Farmer

Farmer in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Declan Joseph Farmer
Born	(1997-11-05) November 5, 1997 (age 27) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Years active	2007–present
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Ice sled hockey
Position	Forward
Medal record Para ice hockey Representing  United States Paralympic Games 2014 Sochi Team 2018 Pyeongchang Team 2022 Beijing Team World Championships 2015 Buffalo Team 2019 Ostrava Team 2021 Ostrava Team 2023 Moose Jaw Team 2025 Buffalo Team 2013 Goyang Team 2017 Gangneung Team 2024 Calgary Team

Career

A bilateral amputee, he has played sled hockey since the age of nine after first trying it out in Clearwater, Florida.^[1] He attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa and graduated from Princeton University in 2020. 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.

In the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, he finished first on the American team in scoring, with eight points.^[2][3] Farmer won his second Paralympic gold medal in 2018, while being the tournament's leading scorer.^[4] He has qualified for his third Paralympic Games in 2022.^[5]