Jack Wallace (sledge hockey)
{{short description|American ice sled hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|June 24, 1998}}
| birth_place = Suffern, New York, U.S.
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| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalSport | Para ice hockey }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalGold | 2018 PyeongChang | Team competition}}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Beijing | Team competition}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}
{{MedalGold | 2019 Ostrava | Team competition}}
{{MedalGold | 2021 Ostrava | Team competition}}
{{MedalGold | 2023 Moose Jaw | Team competition}}
{{MedalSilver | 2017 Gangneung | Team competition}}
{{MedalSilver | 2024 Calgary | Team competition}}
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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/franklin-lakes/2018/03/24/franklin-lakes-honor-paralympics-gold-medalist-jack-wallace-parade-tuesday/446800002/ |title=Franklin Lakes will honor Paralympics gold medalist Jack Wallace with parade Tuesday |website=NorthJersey.com |date=March 24, 2018}}
A resident of Nashville, Tennessee, Wallace grew up in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey graduated from Indian Hills High School in 2016.Stoltz, Marsha A. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/franklin-lakes/2018/03/05/jack-wallace-franklin-lakes-represent-u-s-paralympics-korea/367886002/ "Jack Wallace of Franklin Lakes to represent U.S. at Paralympics in Korea"], The Record, March 5, 2018. Accessed May 28, 2020. He graduated from The College Of New Jersey (TCNJ) with a BS in Biomedical Engineering in 2020.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
At the 2022 Winter Paralympics, he won a second gold medal with Team USA. He was voted best defenseman in the Paralympic tournament.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IPC athlete|jack-wallace|Jack Wallace - USA - Para Ice Hockey}}
- {{Team USA|WA/Jack-Wallace|Jack Wallace - Sled Hockey}}
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Category:American sledge hockey players
Category:Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
Category:Para ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Category:Ice hockey players from New Jersey
Category:Indian Hills High School (New Jersey) alumni
Category:Sportspeople from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey
Category:Sportspeople from Ridgewood, New Jersey
Category:Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey
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