Declan Farmer

Declan Farmer
Farmer in 2015
Personal information
Full nameDeclan Joseph Farmer
Born (1997-11-05) November 5, 1997
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Years active2007–present
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Country United States
SportIce sled hockey
PositionForward
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 PyeongchangTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTeam
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano CortinaTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 BuffaloTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 OstravaTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 OstravaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 Moose JawTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 BuffaloTeam
Silver medal – second place2013 GoyangTeam
Silver medal – second place2017 GangneungTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 CalgaryTeam

Declan Farmer (born November 5, 1997) is an American ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in ice sled hockey at the 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics.[1]

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 and 2026 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 won his third gold medal at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[5]

On January 2, 2026, he was named to Team USA's roster for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[6] He won a gold medal, Team USA's fifth consecutive gold medal in Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Declan Farmer". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Future Is Now: Declan Farmer amazing sled hockey performance". usahockeymagazine.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Declan Farmer". usahockey.com. Retrieved March 15, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "PyeongChang 2018: Fairytale finish for Declan Farmer". International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ↑ "Declan Farmer's Leadership, Talent Evident In U.S. Sled Hockey Opener". Team USA. March 5, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hockey Teams Announced". USA Hockey. January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  7. ↑ Carroll, Charlotte (March 15, 2026). "U.S. beats Canada to win fifth straight Paralympic sled hockey gold medal". The Athletic. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
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