Competition
Team
Blake Haxton
Hometown | Columbus, Ohio |
Events | VL2 200m |
Years On Team | 5 (since 2019) |
Club | San Diego Rowing Club |
Born | 12/17/1990 |
Schools/Work | School: The Ohio State University B.S., JD, , Work: Member of the High Yield Credit Team at Brandywine Global Asset Management |
Hobbies | reading books on history and sports |
“When we can no longer change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves” – V. Frankl
One thing you didn't know about Blake.
- I will be going to the Tokyo Olympics for Paralympic Rowing and Paracanoe. In 2021, I qualified in both events and only recently training in paracanoe in 2019, and full-time in the summer of 2020.
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Olympics
2016 Rio Olympics: 4th place (rowing) -
World Championships
2019 World Championships: VL2 200m, Final B 3rd place -
World Cups
2021, Szeged: VL2 200m, 4th place (Paralympic Qualifier)
More on Steven Blake Haxton
Blake has represented Team USA as a member of the Para-Rowing team (2014-2021) and Para-Canoe team (2019-2023) and at 2016 and 2020 Paralympic Games, winning a silver medal in the VL2 paracanoe in Tokyo. Blake placed 3rd at the 2023 world championships and qualified the United States for the 2024 Paralympic Games.
Blake is a member of the High Yield Credit team at Brandywine Global Asset Management and in his spare time enjoys reading books on history and sports.