Joel Gomez (born July 29, 2003) is an American Paralympic middle-distance runner who competes in international track and field competitions. He is a Parapan American Games champion and a double World junior champion in middle-distance running.
Career Gomez has also competed at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics, he set a new Americas record in the men's 1500m T13 at the 2024 Paralympics where he finished in seventh place.
Gomez took up soccer at a young age but he had great difficulty tracking the ball, he took up track and field aged nine. When he was in eighth grade, he broke the 5:00 minute mile marker.
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