‘America’s Got Talent’: Zion Clark, Born With Rare Condition Leaving Him With No Legs, Stuns Audiences With Athletic Abilities And Inspiring Story

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“America’s Got Talent” contestant Zion Clark left a remarkable imprint on the stage with his inspirational audition. During Tuesday’s episode, the Canton, Ohio, native moved the audience and judges — Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara — after sharing his emotional life story by demonstrating his unmatched athleticism.

Zion, 25, began by sharing that, since the day he was born with a “super rare” condition called caudal regression syndrome, leaving him with no legs, he’s endured several challenges in his early life. “There’s practically nothing known about it,” he said of the rare congenital abnormality. “Aside from the fact I don’t have legs.” READ MORE: ‘America’s Got Talent’: Sofía Vergara Gets Emotional Over Singer’s Golden Buzzer-Worthy Performance Having grown up in the foster care system for the first 17 years of his life, Zion didn’t know either of his parents. “Mother’s in prison, dad’s in jail.

I was thrown into the system from the second I left the hospital,” he explained. “I was disabled and a foster kid so I was just thrown away.

Less than human is what I was treated like, and I got scars all over my body to prove it.” Zion lived in roughly 14 different homes and was “about to age out and be homeless” until a woman agreed to adopt him when the foster agency reached out. “I got adopted, everything went into place,” he said of his foster mom, sharing that he eventually pursued wrestling and saw his grades go up in school. “She’s patient but tough at the same time.