Name: Daryl Walker
Sport: Goalball
Discipline(s):
Goalball
Classification: B3
Height: 5-11
DOB: 12/29/1981
Birthplace: Hoboken, N.J.
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
High School: Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind (St. Augustine, Fla.) '01
College: Florida Community College ‘07, Brigham Young University-Idaho
Paralympic Experience
- Three-time Paralympian (2008, 2016, 2020); One-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 4th
- Paralympic Games Rio 2016, silver
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, 4th
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – 5th
- Years of participation: 2006, 2014, 2018
- Medals: 2 (2 bronzes)
- Bronze – 2014; 2006
Personal:
Son of Carmela and Byrd…Has three siblings, Elaine, Aleisha and Damon…Married to Melissa…Has albinism, which causes a lack of pigmentation in the eyes…First tried goalball at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind in a physical education class…Hobbies include yoga, meditation, traveling, reading scripture, and journaling.
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