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 1 mile in track and the 8k in cross country on his university's 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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