Jarryd Wallace

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Jarryd Wallace
Jarryd Wallace Toronto2015.jpg
Wallace at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Personal information
Born (1990-05-15) May 15, 1990 (age 34)
Athens, Georgia, U.S. [1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [1]
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
SpouseLea Wallace
Sport
Sport Paralympic athletics
Disability class T44
EventSprint
Coached byKen Harnden
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 200 m T64
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Long jump T64
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Lyon 400 m T44
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Lyon 4 × 100 m T42–46
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 London 100 m T44
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 London 200 m T44
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara 100 m T44
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto 100 m T44

Jarryd Wallace (born May 15, 1990) is an American T44 Paralympic sprint runner who won the 100 m event at the 2011 and 2015 Parapan American Games. He is a student in sport management at the University of Georgia. [2]

Wallace was born to Jeff and Sabina Wallace and has an elder sister Brittany. He began running as an able-bodied athlete, but lost his right leg after developing compartment syndrome. He won gold medals in the 100 m at the 2011 and 2015 Parapan American Games and qualified for the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics. [1] [3] His 4 × 100 m T42–46 relay teams were disqualified on both occasions, while individually he placed sixth over 400 m in 2012 and fifth over 100 m in 2016. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jarryd Wallace Archived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . teamusa.org
  2. "Jarryd Wallace", london2012.com, archived from the original on August 30, 2012{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Rosewater, Amy (August 4, 2012), American blade runner: Jarryd Wallace, archived from the original on August 6, 2012, retrieved September 23, 2012
  4. Jarryd Wallace Archived September 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com