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| Born | June 24, 1998 (age 25) Suffern, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Wallace (born June 24, 1998) is an African-American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the gold medal-winning US team at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Career
Wallace's disability stems from an amputation of his right leg above the knee after a water skiing accident in youth. [1]
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Wallace grew up in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey graduated from Indian Hills High School in 2016. [2] He graduated from The College Of New Jersey (TCNJ) with a BS in Biomedical Engineering in 2020.[ citation needed]
At the 2022 Winter Paralympics, he won a second gold medal with Team USA. He was voted best defenseman in the Paralympic tournament.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ "Franklin Lakes will honor Paralympics gold medalist Jack Wallace with parade Tuesday". NorthJersey.com. March 24, 2018.
- ^ Stoltz, Marsha A. "Jack Wallace of Franklin Lakes to represent U.S. at Paralympics in Korea", The Record, March 5, 2018. Accessed May 28, 2020.
External links
- Jack Wallace - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jack Wallace - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)
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- American sledge hockey players
- Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
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- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Ice hockey players from New Jersey
- People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Ridgewood, New Jersey
- Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey
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Jack Wallace (born June 24, 1998) is an African-American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the gold medal-winning US team at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Career
Wallace's disability stems from an amputation of his right leg above the knee after a water skiing accident in youth. [1]
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Wallace grew up in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey graduated from Indian Hills High School in 2016. [2] He graduated from The College Of New Jersey (TCNJ) with a BS in Biomedical Engineering in 2020.[ citation needed]
At the 2022 Winter Paralympics, he won a second gold medal with Team USA. He was voted best defenseman in the Paralympic tournament.[ citation needed]
References
- ^ "Franklin Lakes will honor Paralympics gold medalist Jack Wallace with parade Tuesday". NorthJersey.com. March 24, 2018.
- ^ Stoltz, Marsha A. "Jack Wallace of Franklin Lakes to represent U.S. at Paralympics in Korea", The Record, March 5, 2018. Accessed May 28, 2020.
External links
- Jack Wallace - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Jack Wallace - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archived)
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| This article about a Paralympic medalist of the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| This biographical article relating to American winter sports is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1998 births
- Living people
- American amputees
- American sledge hockey players
- Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
- Ice hockey players from New Jersey
- People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Ridgewood, New Jersey
- Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey
- American Paralympic medalist stubs
- Sledge hockey biography stubs
- American winter sports biography stubs