Jack Whitman

Jack Whitman (died September 30, 2004) was an American paralympic archer and dartcher. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Paralympics.

Biography Whitman was raised on a farm in Galesburg, Illinois. He attended Galesburg High School, where he played football and track athletics, graduating in 1948. He returned to the University of Illinois in 1952. He also participated in the men's Windsor round open event, being awarded the gold medal. He also participated in the albion round team open and FITA round team open events, winning gold medals in both. Whitman participated in the albion round team open event along with Dick Robinson and Dean Slaugh, scoring 2253 points. He also participated in the FITA round team open event along with Jim Mathis and Dean Slaugh.

Whitman was inducted into the United States Wheelchair Sports Hall of Fame, in 1971. He died on September 30, 2004, at his home in Champaign, Illinois.