Jerome Singleton
Born without a fibula in his right leg due to fibular hemimelia, doctors amputated his leg below the knee when he was 18 months old. He graduated from Dutch Fork High School (Irmo, S.C.) in 2004 where he was a member of varsity football and track teams and played junior varsity basketball for two years and was ranked one of the top 100 Senior Football Prospects in South Carolina by the High School Sports Report.
Studying and Competing
Singleton attended Morehouse College, where he double majored in Mathematics and Applied Physics. He has participated in track and field for three years at the college level. He now attends the University of Michigan to complete his dual degree with Morehouse, adding an industrial engineering degree to his studies. Singleton also has focused a large portion of his time in research in the U.S. and abroad. Singleton’s first internship in 2005 was at NASA Gleen Research Center where he worked on the Oil-Free Turbomachinery project that would be implemented in aiding the Mars Landing, as well as was given the opportunity to help update a SIV (Stereo Imaging Vescroscopy) System that was being used for the early detection of cataracts. Yet, one of his most memorable summers came in 2007 where Singleton pushed his limits. During this summer Singleton did research at CERN/ European Organization for Nuclear Physics in Geneva, Switzerland on High Energy Particle Physics through Yale University. He returned to the US just 2 days prior to the Paralympic National Championship in Atlanta, GA where he earned a position on the Paralympic National Team. He would be competing in Rio de Janiero, Brazil in the Parapan Am Games. Before the games Singleton left for his 2nd research experience at the IAS/ Park City Math Institute in Park City, Utah. Here he took courses in discrete probability and mathematical physics; as well as delved into the applications of Brownian Motion. Finishing this research project he was off to Rio de Janiero to compete in the Parapan Am Games. He won a Silver Medal in the 200m and a Bronze Medal in the 100m.
"I do have a desire to succeed and help as many people as I can in the process"
Singleton said, “I am grateful that I have been blessed in other aspects of my life and hope through my actions I can inspire others to push themselves to greater heights. I may not have a foot, but I do have a desire to succeed and help as many people as I can in the process.”
His favorite quote is, “If a person has been blessed with the capabilities to reach heights unfathomed, and does not, they are committing a disservice to themselves as well as their community.”
| 2008 |
Paralympics Beijing, China |
| 2007 |
Parapan American Games |
| 2006 | National Championships Bronze - 100m |
| Endeavor Games |
Gold- 100m |