Jarryd Wallace
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track and field (athletics) | ||
Competitor for  United States
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| Paralympic Games | ||
| IPC Athletics World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2013 Lyon | 200m T44 |
| Gold | 2013 Lyon | 4x100m relay T42-46 |
Jarryd Wallace (born 15 May 1990) is a sprint runner for the United States who runs in the T44 class. He is a student in Sport Management at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.[1]
Wallace began running as an able-bodied athlete, but lost his right leg after developing compartment syndrome. He won a gold medal in the 2011 Parapan American Games in the 100m event and qualified to compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games.[2] Wallace ran the 4x100m - T42-46 relay on the USA team which finished in third place, but the team was disqualified for a technical error.[3]
References
- ↑ Jarryd Wallace, retrieved 23 September 2012
- ↑ Rosewater, Amy (4 August 2012), American blade runner: Jarryd Wallace, retrieved 23 September 2012
- ↑ Disqualification costs Jarryd Wallace medal at Paralympics, 5 September 2012, retrieved 232 September 2012 Check date values in:
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See also
- The Mechanics of Running Blades