Jeremy Poincenot

 

Sport: 

Golf

Bio:

A competitive golfer with a rare genetic disorder called Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON), Jeremy competes with his father serving as his guide and won the 2010 World Blind Golf Championship.

They have since gone on to win 7 National Championships, an Australian Blind Open, and a second World Blind Golf Championship. In 2011, Jeremy was honored as the San Diego Hall of Champions “Challenged Athlete of the Year”.