He Learned He Could Compete at 25. Two Years Later He Was on the Paralympic Podium in Paris. | Ep. 66 Ryan Medrano
December 2022: first training session. August 2024: two silver medals at the Paris Paralympics.
Less than two years.
Ryan Medrano was born with cerebral palsy in Savannah, Georgia. He was 25 years old when he found out — on Season 43 of Survivor, of all places — that cerebral palsy was a recognized Paralympic sport classification and he could compete internationally as a para-athlete.
He went home. He started training.
By July 2023 he was at the World Championships. By November 2023 he had won gold in both the 100 meters and 400 meters at the Parapan American Games in Santiago. By August 2024…
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