Ryan Medrano
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 26, 1997 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 metres 400 metres Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Medrano (born August 26, 1997) is an American Paralympian track and field athlete. He is a Parapan American Games gold medalist as well as a World Para Athletics Championships silver medalist. He competed on the 43rd season of Survivor.
Early life
[edit]Medrano was born three months early, which resulted in fluid in the cerebellum of his brain. Additionally he was born with cerebral palsy.[1]
Survivor
[edit]In fall of 2022 Medrano appeared on the 43rd season of Survivor. He was voted off on day 17 and was the third member of the jury.[2] While competing on the show he met 2020 Paralympic athlete Noelle Lambert, who informed him that cerebral palsy was a recognized disability sport classification and he could compete internationally as a para-athlete.[3][4]
Para athletic career
[edit]Medrano began para athletic training in December of 2022.[4] In July of 2023 Medrano competed at his first World Championships, finishing fifth in the 400 metres and seventh in the long jump.[5] In November he competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games. While there he won gold in the 100 metres and 400 metres.[6]
Medrano competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. While there he won silver in the 400 metres behind fellow American Jaydin Blackwell.[7] He qualified to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Local runner competes for Team USA in the International Paralympics". KVIA-TV. July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Ryan Medrano reveals the reason he was always fishing on Survivor". Entertainment Weekly. November 17, 2022.
- ^ "'Survivor 43' Alums Noelle Lambert and Ryan Medrano Make the 2024 U.S. Paralympics Team". Us Weekly. July 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Former Savannah resident Ryan Medrano overcoming physical obstacles, living life to the fullest". WTOC-TV. January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Men's 400m T38" (PDF). paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Para-athletics: United States and Cuba win gold in 400 meters T38/47". Santiago 2023. November 21, 2023.
- ^ "Kobe 2024: Double delight for Blackwell, Ekler, Jong and Xiaoyan". International Paralympic Committee. May 21, 2024.
- ^ "2 Survivor players qualify for 2024 Paralympics in Paris". Entertainment Weekly. July 22, 2024.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Track and field athletes from Georgia
- Track and field athletes from Texas
- Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Survivor (American TV series) contestants