Jarryd Wallace

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]

Jarryd Wallace
Wallace at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Personal information
Born (1990-05-15) May 15, 1990
Athens, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Spouse(s)Lea Wallace
Sport
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT44
Event(s)Sprint
Coached byKen Harnden

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]

References

  1. Jarryd Wallace Archived October 22, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. teamusa.org
  2. "Jarryd Wallace", london2012.com, archived from the original on August 30, 2012CS1 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
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