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South Lake Tahoe's Ryan Wallace wins international para-athlete tournament
Submitted by paula on Sat, 10/06/2018 - 9:34pm
A South Lake Tahoe man won gold in the Heavyweight Para-Division of the Abu-Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Tournament recently in Los Angeles.
Ryan Wallace, who we've written many stories about over the last four years, competed against para-athletes from around the world for the second consecutive year at the tournament. In 2017 Wallace won the silver medal and he spent the last year working tirelessly to improve, capping his 2018 performance with a hard fought 7-0 victory.
"I was grateful for the opportunity to demonstrate that improvement," said Wallace.
South Lake Tahoe wrestler part of WFC Championships
Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/15/2018 - 11:52pm
Many in South Lake Tahoe know native son Ryan Wallace, whether it's from his starting to wrestle at age 5, being a high school and middle school coach, or from when the community pulled together in 2014 to raise funds for his new prosthetic leg.
South Lake Tahoe man headed to international Jiu-Jitsu event
Submitted by paula on Wed, 09/20/2017 - 10:46pm
In March of 2014, the South Lake Tahoe community rallied behind its native son, Ryan Wallace, and raised $25,000 to get him a new prosthetic leg.
By 2016, Ryan's active lifestyle got the attention of Amputee Blade Runners and he was fitted with an blade runner leg, allowing him to compete in the Endeavor Games in powerlifting, discus, shot put and sitting volleyball.
Tahoe man headed to compete in the Endeavor Games
Submitted by admin on Wed, 06/08/2016 - 2:33pm
The South Lake Tahoe community pulled together behind Ryan Wallace in 2014 when he needed to buy a new prosthetic leg, which even at a discounted $25,000 was out of reach for the native man.
At the age of 19, Ryan had to have his leg amputated due to a rare form of bone cancer. The leg he received was wearing out after ten years, and the community helped Wallace buy the new one so he could walk and get back to coaching wrestling to the youth of the town.
