James Carter

James Carter was a 400 metre hurdler who sadly placed fourth in the event at both the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. As a youth he developed myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease, which rendered him unable to walk until he had a thymus tumor resected from his chest.

Carter improved quickly and attended Hampton University where he placed seventh in the 400 hurdles at the 1998 NCAA Meet and third in 1999. Carter won the USA Championships in 2002, 2004, and 2007, and won the 2002 World Cup title. He ran at the 2005 and 2007 World Championships, finishing second in 2005 and fourth in 2007. He later became a youth track coach in North Carolina.