Name: Markeith Price
Sport: Track and Field
Event(s): 100m, 400m, long jump
Classification: T13/F13
Height: 6-1
Weight: 175
DOB: 5/19/1990
Birthplace: Silver Spring, Md.
Hometown: Baltimore, Md.
High School: Mount Saint Joseph High School (Baltimore, Md.) ‘08
College: Tennessee State University '12, Family and Consumer Science, Fashion Merchandising
Paralympic Experience
- Two-time Paralympian (2012, 2016)
- Paralympic Games Rio 2016, 5th (400m)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, 6th (long jump), 8th (400m)
World Championship Experience
- Most Recent: 2019 – 5th (400m)
- Years of Participation: 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019
- Medals: 1 (1 silver)
- Silver – 2013 (4x100m relay)
Personal:
Son of Keith and Marcella Price....Has one sister, Octavia....Married to Jessica…Hobbies include reading, biking, painting, fashion, technology, hanging out with his friends and helping others…Diagnosed with optic nerve atrophy at the age of three, a condition that affects the optic nerve which carries impulses from the eye to the brain…President and founder of the I C You Foundation, Inc., an organization that provides financial support to visually-impaired students across the United States since 2014…Serves as a Classroom Champions mentor since 2016…Enjoys dancing, fashion, mentoring and motivational speaking.
