Born with congenital limb differences, Ezra Frech came into this world missing his left knee and left fibula, as well as fingers on his left hand. 

Today, he is a two-time Paralympic gold medal winner. Growing up, his parents were determined to give their child a normal life, so he underwent surgery to remove the lower part of his leg and transplant a toe to his left hand.

As soon as he was old enough, he received a prosthetic leg that opened him up to the world of sports, where he played basketball, soccer, football and eventually did track and field. With the encouragement and support of his parents, Frech found there was little he couldn’t do — and he set his eyes on the Paralympics.

“I gained a lot of confidence through sport” he said. “Playing all those sports, making all those friends, all those experiences, have all shaped who I am today”.

On a special edition of "LA Stories: Revisited," Frech shares his journey to winning gold. When he came just short of winning a medal at the 2020 Tokyo games, it provided him the fuel he needed to take on the 2024 Paralympic games in Paris.

“To go out there and win was one of the greatest moments of my life,” he said. By winning two golds in both the men’s 100 meter and high jump, Frech feels that nothing is impossible - something he hopes to prove to all children with disabilities. “Go after that dream, give it everything you have, and make it happen,” he said. “Because at the end of the day, we truly have the fate of our potential in our hands.”

Today, Frech is a part of the Track and Field program at USC, joining able-bodied teammates — the first above-the-knee amputee to do so at a division one school. Throughout his journey, Frech and his parents quickly realized there was very little opportunity for people with disabilities in Los Angeles to participate in sports. In order to ensure that everyone had access to sports, they created Angel City Sports.

The nonprofit provides year-round free adaptive sports opportunities for kids, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities or visual impairments. The opportunity to give back to the disabled world through sports is everything.

“To see how much it’s grown, the lives that have been impacted, it truly gives everything we do a purpose now,” he said. “If I can provide any positive impact in that way… then I’ve done my job.

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