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Blake Leeper Speaker Profile: At A Glance
Born without legs from a congenital birth defect, Patrick “Blake” Leeper is an eight-time Paralympic Track and Field international medalist, world record holder and three-time American record holder. In June of 2018, running in a field of able-bodied runners, he shattered his own world record in the 400 meters, coming in at 44.42, the fastest time ever by an amputee. As a popular inspirational speaker, he shares his incredible story with audiences around the world imparting on them the valuable lesson that anything is possible.
Blake Leeper was born in
Kingsport, Tennessee with
both legs missing below
the knee, and has worn
prosthetics since nine
months of age. In his
childhood, Blake
participated in various
sports, baseball,
basketball etc. with his
dad coaching. Blake
credits his outstanding
positive attitude to his
family
Leeper made his
international debut in 2009 at Rio de Janeiro. In
2011 he won a silver medal in the World
Championships 4 × 100 m Relay . In the 2012
Paralympic Games, he won an individual silver
medal in the 400 meter T44 event and a bronze
medal in the 200m
Blake Leeper made history by becoming the first
double-leg amputee to compete at the USATF
National championships! After qualifying for
semifinals with a time of 45.52 seconds in the
400m, Leeper was able to break Oscar Pistorius'
world record in the event with a time of 45.25
seconds the next day.
In 2018 he shattered his own word record running
a time of 44.42 secs becoming the first ever
amputee to run under 45 seconds!
in 2019 he broke another World Record in the
400m with a time of 44.38 seconds at the USATF
National Championships. Making history again by
being the first amputee ever qualifying for the
national team and
world
championships.
Blake ran the 6th
fastest time in the
world that year, that
also includes able
bodied runners.