Dallas Wise Explained
Dallas Wise (born December 14, 2000) is an American Paralympic high jumper.[1] He made his first Paralympic appearance representing United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2] [3]
Career
He became the first Coastal Carolina University alumni to compete at the Paralympics.[4]
He claimed silver medal in the men's high jump T47 category at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. He incredibly shared the silver medal with Nishad Kumar of India who also cleared the same distance of 2.06m.[5] As a result, bronze medal was not awarded to any of the athletes who competed in the high jump T47 category for men.
Notes and References
- Web site: Dallas Wise - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile . Paralympic.org . . August 29, 2021.
- Web site: Athletics - WISE Dallas . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . August 29, 2021 . August 25, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825033731/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1662401-wise-dallas.htm . dead.
- Web site: Athletics - Men's High Jump - T47 Schedule . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . August 29, 2021 . August 29, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210829172021/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/event-schedule-men-s-high-jump-t47.htm . dead.
- Web site: Varnier . Julia . June 25, 2021 . Dallas Wise becomes 1st Chanticleer to earn spot in Paralympic Games . WPDE . August 29, 2021.
- Web site: Tokyo Paralympics 2021: Nishad Kumar wins silver in high jump . ESPN.com . August 29, 2021 . August 29, 2021.
