Jarryd Wallace

Jarryd Wallace

Wallace at the 2015 Parapan American Games
Personal information
Born	(1990-05-15) May 15, 1990 Athens, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Weight	145 lb (66 kg)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	T44
Event(s)	Sprint
Coached by	Ken Harnden
Medal record Representing the  United States IPC Athletics World Championships 2013 Lyon 200 m T44 2013 Lyon 4×100 m T42-46 Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 100 m T44 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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