Athlete Portraits: Jeff Odom

Athlete Portraits: Jeff Odom


Name: Jeff Odom

Rank when retired/separated: senior airman

Age: 35

Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.

Current residence: San Diego, Calif.

Years in service: 4

Injury/disability: Spinal cord injury with impairment to both arms and hands

Sport/sports: Cycling, track and field and wheelchair basketball

What do the Warrior Games mean to you?
This is my first opportunity to participate in the Warrior Games. It's a great opportunity to build up the Air Force team and mentor people. There are a lot of other athletes who can learn how to use the chair, and I can use my background to help teach them.

What motivated you to try out for the Air Force Warrior Games team?
It's another opportunity to try a sport I've never done (track and field), and I've barely done cycling. I've mostly been a full-time rugby athlete.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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