Jarryd Wallace

Jarryd Wallace
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
SportParalympic athletics
Disability classT44
EventSprint
Coached byKen Harnden
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 200 m T64
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Long jump T64
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 400 m T44
Gold medal – first place 2013 Lyon 4 × 100 m T42–46
Bronze medal – third place 2017 London 100 m T44
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 200 m T44
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 100 m T44
Gold medal – first place 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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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