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Wheelchair basketball is a style of basketball played using a sports wheelchair. [1] The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) is the governing body for this sport. [ 2 ] It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) as the sole competent authority in wheelchair basketball worldwide.
As a result, Team USA became the first men's wheelchair basketball team ever to win three consecutive gold medals at the Paralympics. [3] He represented the United States at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, winning silver medals in 2014 and 2018 and a gold medal at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships. [4]
Playing for the Chargers brought an invitation to play for the Sydney University Flames in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL). "I'm playing with an awesome and very talented group of girls who I am able to learn a lot from," she noted, "It's a great experience to be able to play against athletes who I've watched on ...
The third quarter saw Team USA begin to pull away when Serio's and-one play at the 7:36 mark gave them a 36-29 lead. Spain continued to fight back, but the Americans maintained a comfortable margin.
The future is bright for the U.S. wheelchair basketball program, and it is exciting for Serio. Steve Serio claps and celebrates after making a basket against France at the Paris 2024 Paralympic ...
Jamey Jewells (born August 23, 1989) is a Canadian 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player, who has played for Team Canada and the Trier Dolphins in Germany. She was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and raised in Donkin, Nova Scotia. [1] Jewells began playing basketball at the age of seven.
Joshua Allison (born 27 March 1986) is a 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He played basketball for the Kilsyth Cobras and the Sherbroke Suns before suffering a serious accident in 2011. He began playing wheelchair basketball in 2013, and was selected for the national team (the Rollers) in 2014.
Alejandro and Pablo both started playing wheelchair basketball when they were 12 years old in Jerez after Pablo was encouraged by José María Buzón to take up the sport. [2] Pablo and his mother met Buzón at a mall in Jerez de la Frontera. [3] He is a 3 point player. [5] [6]