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USC’s Frech Wins High Jump Gold Medal At 2024 Paralympics
September 03, 2024 | Track & Field
Trojan freshman wins second gold medal in two days
USC freshman Ezra Frech won the T63 high jump gold medal at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France today (Sept. 3). It was the second gold medal in two days for Frech, who won the T63 100m dash title yesterday.
Frech won the high jump gold medal with his first-attempt clearance at 6-4.25 (1.94m), which is a new Paralympics record. He then tried to better his own T63 high jump world record of 6-5.50 (1.97m) by raising the bar to 6-6.00 (1.98m), but narrowly missed keeping the bar on at that height. The T63 designation is the classification for athletes with a single-leg amputation above the knee.
Earlier in the games, Frech placed fifth in the men's T63 long jump final on Aug. 31 with a best jump of 21-7.25/6.58m (+0.9). He then won the T63 100m dash title with a time of 12.06 on Sept. 2.
Frech is the inaugural Swim With Mike Scholarship recipient of the Amir Ekbatani Paralympic Scholarship, awarded to a Paralympian attending USC or UCLA. He is in his first semester at USC where he is seeking a bachelor's degree in Business of Cinematic Arts.
Frech won the high jump gold medal with his first-attempt clearance at 6-4.25 (1.94m), which is a new Paralympics record. He then tried to better his own T63 high jump world record of 6-5.50 (1.97m) by raising the bar to 6-6.00 (1.98m), but narrowly missed keeping the bar on at that height. The T63 designation is the classification for athletes with a single-leg amputation above the knee.
Two-time Paralympic champion Ezra Frech! 🥇🥇
— USC Track & Field / XC (@USC_Track_Field) September 3, 2024
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Earlier in the games, Frech placed fifth in the men's T63 long jump final on Aug. 31 with a best jump of 21-7.25/6.58m (+0.9). He then won the T63 100m dash title with a time of 12.06 on Sept. 2.
Frech is the inaugural Swim With Mike Scholarship recipient of the Amir Ekbatani Paralympic Scholarship, awarded to a Paralympian attending USC or UCLA. He is in his first semester at USC where he is seeking a bachelor's degree in Business of Cinematic Arts.
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