Ryan Medrano

Ryan Medrano

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1997-08-26) August 26, 1997 (age 27) Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability class	T38
Event(s)	100 metres 400 metres Long jump
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  United States World Championships 2024 Kobe 400 metres T38 Parapan American Games 2023 Santiago 100 metres T38 2023 Santiago 400 metres T38 2023 Santiago 4 × 100 metre relay

Ryan Medrano (born August 26, 1997) is an American Paralympian track and field athlete. He is a Parapan American Games gold medalist as well as a World Para Athletics Championships silver medalist. He competed on the 43rd season of Survivor.

Medrano was born three months early, which resulted in fluid in the cerebellum of his brain. Additionally he was born with cerebral palsy.^[1]

In fall of 2022 Medrano appeared on the 43rd season of Survivor. He was voted off on day 17 and was the third member of the jury.^[2] While competing on the show he met 2020 Paralympic athlete Noelle Lambert, who informed him that cerebral palsy was a recognized disability sport classification and he could compete internationally as a para-athlete.^[3][4]

Medrano began para athletic training in December of 2022.^[4] In July of 2023 Medrano competed at his first World Championships, finishing fifth in the 400 metres and seventh in the long jump.^[5] In November he competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games. While there he won gold in the 100 metres and 400 metres.^[6]

Medrano competed at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. While there he won silver in the 400 metres behind fellow American Jaydin Blackwell.^[7] He qualified to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games.^[8]