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The United States men's national wheelchair basketball team has participated in the Summer Paralympic Games since the first edition in 1960. [4] As of the 2016 Summer Paralympics they have won six gold, one silver and three bronze medals. [5]
The United States men's national wheelchair basketball team began in 1955 when the Pam Am Jets brought wheelchair basketball to Europe at the International Stoke Mandville Games, albeit in the form of netball. Shortly following the Pan Am Jets' dominating performance at the International Stoke Mandville Games, wheelchair netball was switched to ...
Wheelchair basketball helped the veterans become more physically active and improve in skills such as coordination and communication. [7] This began in the United States at the University of Illinois. Dr. Timothy Nugent founded the National Wheelchair Basketball Association in 1949 and served as commissioner for the first 25 years. [8]
American wheelchair basketball players (3 C) Pages in category "Wheelchair basketball in the United States" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Carlos Arroyo is from Puerto Rico and was the leader of the 2004 Puerto Rican national team which defeated the United States team in Olympic play, becoming the first country to defeat the U.S. in Olympic play since 1992. This is symbolic because the sport of basketball was brought to Puerto Rico by migrants from the mainland.
National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) is composed of 181 wheelchair basketball teams within twenty-two conferences. Founded in 1949 by Timothy Nugent, the NWBA today consists of men's, women's, intercollegiate, and youth teams throughout the United States and Canada. The league is made up of various divisions for athletes ranging ...
Lists of college men's basketball players in the United States (1 C, 5 P) N. Lists of NBA players (3 C, 28 P) W.
Ken Salazar (born 1955) – U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, former United States Secretary of the Interior, former U.S. Senator (CO), former Colorado Attorney General; Athena Salman (born 1989) – former member of the Arizona House of Representatives [141] Loretta Sanchez (born 1960) – U.S. representative (CA-47) [142]