41 min
Episode 88: Ezra Frech: Teen Paralympic Athlete "Being Different is OK" Health Interrupted
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- Health & Fitness
Ezra Frech breaks down the disconnect between people about disabilities. Ezra Frech was born without most of his left leg (missing a knee & fibula) and missing fingers on his left hand. When he was two years old, Frech had surgery to remove his lower left leg & transplanted a toe from his amputated foot onto his left hand at @bostonchildrens. He received a prosthetic leg when he was eleven months old. Today, Ezra is 17 & is already a US Paralympian who competes in the high jump, long jump & 100m. He is a double silver Parapan American Games medalist in 2019, a 2x US Champion & a 5th place finisher at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. He is also a motivational speaker and disability rights advocate. He co-founded a nonprofit, Angel City Sports, that provides sports equipment, training, and competition opportunities for people with physical disabilities.
Connect with Ezra Frech:
Instagram: teamezra05
Tiktok: Ezrafrech
Instagram: Angelcitysports
Website: angelcitysports.org
Connect with The Hosts of Health Interrupted:
Website: www.healthinterruptedpodcast.com
Instagram: @healthinterruptedpodcast
Instagram: @coachlombardi
Instagram: @kaeppelerlaura
Ezra Frech breaks down the disconnect between people about disabilities. Ezra Frech was born without most of his left leg (missing a knee & fibula) and missing fingers on his left hand. When he was two years old, Frech had surgery to remove his lower left leg & transplanted a toe from his amputated foot onto his left hand at @bostonchildrens. He received a prosthetic leg when he was eleven months old. Today, Ezra is 17 & is already a US Paralympian who competes in the high jump, long jump & 100m. He is a double silver Parapan American Games medalist in 2019, a 2x US Champion & a 5th place finisher at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021. He is also a motivational speaker and disability rights advocate. He co-founded a nonprofit, Angel City Sports, that provides sports equipment, training, and competition opportunities for people with physical disabilities.
Connect with Ezra Frech:
Instagram: teamezra05
Tiktok: Ezrafrech
Instagram: Angelcitysports
Website: angelcitysports.org
Connect with The Hosts of Health Interrupted:
Website: www.healthinterruptedpodcast.com
Instagram: @healthinterruptedpodcast
Instagram: @coachlombardi
Instagram: @kaeppelerlaura
41 min