Justin Gallegos

Justin Gallegos (born 1998/99)[1] is a professional runner with cerebral palsy. In June 2016, he won gold in the 400 meters in the Paralympics-Ambulatory division at the California State Track & Field Championships. He was featured by Runners World magazine as one of their 2017 Heroes of Running.[1]

He races the one mile in track and the 8k in cross country on the University of Oregon club team. His next goal is to complete 26.2 miles at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.[2]

References
  1. "The Rock-Steady Motivator: Justin Gallegos". Runner's World. 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  2. Runner With Cerebral Palsy Justin Gallegos to Run 2019 Chicago Marathon, si.com, 11 July 2019
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