Jake Adicoff
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| Full name | Jacob Adicoff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 16, 1995 San Jose, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para Nordic skiing (Para cross-country skiing and Para biathlon) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Visually impaired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Partner | Sawyer Kesselheim (guide) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacob Adicoff (born May 16, 1995) is an American visually impaired Para cross-country skier and biathlete.[1][2][3] He competed at the Winter Paralympics in 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Jake Adicoff claimed his first Paralympic medal after clinching a silver medal in the men's 10km visually impaired cross-country skiing event during the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[6] Notably, he dedicated the silver medal to Mugsy, his dog.[7]
He won the gold medal in the men's 12.5 km visually impaired cross-country skiing event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.[8][9] He also won the bronze medal in the men's long-distance visually impaired cross-country skiing event.[10][11]
In 2026, he won the 1.5km sprint at the Para Cross Country Skiing Sprint Vision Impaired Final of the 2026 Winter Paralympics, becoming the first openly gay male athlete to win a gold medal as an individual at any Winter Paralympics.[12][5]
Personal life
[edit]Adicoff is openly gay and has been involved with the LGBTQ athlete advocacy organization Out Athlete Fund.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jake Adicoff". Paralympic.org. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Jake Adicoff". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Jake Adicoff's success as a student". Paralympic.org. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Athlete Profile: Jake ADICOFF - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- 1 2 read, Mathew Rodriguez·2 min (March 11, 2026). "Jake Adicoff Makes History with Paralympics Gold Medal Win". Yahoo Sports.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Cross-Country Skiing | Results Men's 10km Classic, Visually Impaired - Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Instagram". instagram.com.
- ↑ "Royals crown six new champions as hosts strike cross-country gold on first day". Paralympic.org. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ Houston, Michael (January 13, 2022). "Golubkov and Gretsch among first winners at World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ↑ Houston, Michael (January 18, 2022). "Masters wins first gold of World Para Snow Sports Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ "USA's Oksana Masters claims 10th world title days after recovering from COVID". Paralympic.org. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ↑ Holmes, Jon. "Skier Jake Adicoff first out gay man to win Winter Paralympics gold".
- ↑ Bell, Brian C. (March 4, 2026). "Gay Paralympic skier Jake Adicoff looks to win 4 golds". Outsports. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
- ↑ Song, Kristie (January 29, 2026). "Out Athlete Fund is supporting 6 queer athletes on their way to the 2026 Winter Olympics". Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Jake Adicoff at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (Para cross-country)
- Jake Adicoff at U.S. Ski & Snowboard
- Jake Adicoff at Team USA (archive July 11, 2022)
- Jacob Adicoff at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jacob Adicoff at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Jake Adicoff on Instagram
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