United States men's national wheelchair basketball team
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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 for all future Games.
In 1960 the inaugural Rome Paralympic Games included wheelchair basketball as one of its initial events.[1] During this inaugural 1960 Paralympic Games the wheelchair basketball competition was divided into two constructs: Class A for athletes with complete lesions, and Class B for those with incomplete lesions. With the 1960 Paralympic Games, the United States Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team competed in both classifications, winning two gold medals. The same occurred in the following 1964 Tokyo Paralympic Games, as the United States Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team claimed both gold medals.[2]
The success of the United States Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team has continued since those initial Paralympic Games, although the team had not won gold medals since 1988 and finally ended that drought in the most recent tournament in 2016.[3]
The United States Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team also competes internationally in the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation's (IWBF) World Wheelchair Basketball Championships, the Parapan American Games, and the IWBF's U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships. The United States Men's National Wheelchair Basketball Team has enjoyed great success in each of these tournaments in addition to the Paralympic Games. They are the only team to have won the IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in three successive tournaments (accomplishing that feat twice; 1979-1986 & 1994-2002) and medalling in nearly every tournament held of the Parapan American Games, as well as the IWBF’s U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships.
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The following is the United States roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [4]
United States men's national wheelchair basketball team - 2020 Summer Paralympics roster
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^"Justice for U.S. in wheelchair ban is looking more appealing". Chicago Tribune. 11 December 1992.
^Labanowich, Stan (2011). Wheelchairs Can Jump!: A History of Wheelchair Basketball(PDF). Acanthus Publishing. p. 8.
^Labanowich, Stan (2011). Wheelchairs Can Jump!: A History of Wheelchair Basketball(PDF). Acanthus Publishing. p. 13.
^Labanowich, Stan (2011). Wheelchairs Can Jump!: A History of Wheelchair Basketball(PDF). Acanthus Publishing. p. 17.
^Labanowich, Stan (2011). Wheelchairs Can Jump!: A History of Wheelchair Basketball(PDF). Acanthus Publishing. p. 23.
^Labanowich, Stan (2011). Wheelchairs Can Jump!: A History of Wheelchair Basketball(PDF). Acanthus Publishing. p. 28.
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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 for all future Games United StatesIWBF zoneAmericasParalympic GamesAppearances15MedalsGold 1960 2 1964 2 1972 1976 1988 2016 2020 Silver 1968 Bronze 1980 1996 2000 2012World ChampionshipsAppearances13MedalsGold 1979 1983 1986 1994 1998 2002 2022 Silver 1975 1990 2006 2014 2018 Bronze 2010HomeAway US wheelchair basketball team at Rome 1960Contents 1 History 2 Roster 3 Paralympic Games 4 IWBF World Championships 5 Other international tournaments 5 1 Parapan American Games 5 2 Men s U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 16 6 See also 7 ReferencesHistory editIn 1960 the inaugural Rome Paralympic Games included wheelchair basketball as one of its initial events 1 During this inaugural 1960 Paralympic Games the wheelchair basketball competition was divided into two constructs Class A for athletes with complete lesions and Class B for those with incomplete lesions With the 1960 Paralympic Games the United States Men s National Wheelchair Basketball Team competed in both classifications winning two gold medals The same occurred in the following 1964 Tokyo Paralympic Games as the United States Men s National Wheelchair Basketball Team claimed both gold medals 2 The success of the United States Men s National Wheelchair Basketball Team has continued since those initial Paralympic Games although the team had not won gold medals since 1988 and finally ended that drought in the most recent tournament in 2016 3 The United States Men s Wheelchair Basketball Team also competes internationally in the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation s IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championships the Parapan American Games and the IWBF s U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships The United States Men s National Wheelchair Basketball Team has enjoyed great success in each of these tournaments in addition to the Paralympic Games They are the only team to have won the IWBF World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in three successive tournaments accomplishing that feat twice 1979 1986 amp 1994 2002 and medalling in nearly every tournament held of the Parapan American Games as well as the IWBF s U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships Roster editThe following is the United States roster in the men s wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics 4 United States men s national wheelchair basketball team 2020 Summer Paralympics rosterPlayers CoachesNo Name Age Date of birth Pts 1 Jorge Sanchez 29 1991 10 03 3 October 1991 4 02 Jacob Williams 30 1991 08 02 2 August 1991 2 54 Joshua Turek 42 1979 04 12 12 April 1979 3 55 Michael Paye 38 1983 03 24 24 March 1983 3 06 Matt Lesperance 34 1987 05 23 23 May 1987 1 07 Ryan Neiswender 27 1994 05 11 11 May 1994 2 08 Brian Bell 32 1989 02 24 24 February 1989 4 59 Matt Scott 36 1985 03 27 27 March 1985 3 511 Steve Serio 33 1987 09 08 8 September 1987 3 515 Nate Hinze 33 1988 06 12 12 June 1988 4 516 Trevon Jenifer 32 1988 09 07 7 September 1988 2 533 John Boie 30 1991 02 11 11 February 1991 1 0 Head coachRon Lykins Assistant coach es Robert Taylor Christina SchwabLegendAge describes age on 24 August 2021Paralympic Games editResults achieved at the Paralympic Games 5 1960 nbsp Gold 2 1964 nbsp Gold 2 1968 nbsp Silver 1972 nbsp Gold 1976 nbsp Gold 1980 nbsp Bronze 1984 4th 1988 nbsp Gold 1992 nbsp Gold DSQ 6 7 1996 nbsp Bronze 2000 nbsp Bronze 2004 7th 2008 4th 2012 nbsp Bronze 2016 nbsp Gold 2020 nbsp GoldIWBF World Championships editYear Host Place1975 8 Bruges Belgium Silver1979 9 Tampa United States Gold1983 10 Halifax Canada Gold1986 11 Melbourne Australia Gold1990 12 Bruges Belgium Silver1994 13 Edmonton Canada Gold1998 13 Sydney Australia Gold2002 13 Kitakyushu Japan Gold2006 13 Amsterdam Netherlands Silver2010 13 Birmingham United Kingdom Bronze2014 13 Incheon South Korea Silver2018 13 Hamburg Germany Silver2022 13 Dubai United Arab Emirates GoldOther international tournaments editParapan American Games edit Year Host Place1999 nbsp Mexico Mexico City 14 Gold2003 nbsp Argentina Mar del Plata 14 Silver2007 nbsp Brazil Rio de Janeiro 14 Gold 15 2011 nbsp Mexico Guadalajara 14 Gold 15 2015 nbsp Canada Toronto 14 Gold 15 2019 nbsp Peru Lima 14 Gold 15 Men s U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 16 edit Year Host Place1997 nbsp Canada Toronto Gold2001 nbsp Brazil Blumenau Santa Catarina Bronze2005 nbsp United Kingdom Birmingham Gold2009 nbsp France Paris GoldSee also edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States men s national wheelchair basketball team Wheelchair basketball in the United StatesReferences edit Our Game International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Retrieved November 5 2016 Labanowich Stan 2011 Wheelchairs Can Jump A History of Wheelchair Basketball PDF Acanthus Publishing p 9 National Wheelchair Basketball Association U S Men s Wheelchair Basketball Team Wins Historic Paralympic Gold Over Spain United States Olympic Committee Archived from the original on October 29 2016 Retrieved November 5 2016 United States men s national wheelchair basketball team Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 28 August 2021 Retrieved 30 August 2021 IPC Historical Results Archive Official Website of the Paralympic Movement Retrieved November 5 2016 Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games Results Wheelchair Basketball Men s Tournament paralympic org Retrieved 11 August 2023 Justice for U S in wheelchair ban is looking more appealing Chicago Tribune 11 December 1992 Labanowich Stan 2011 Wheelchairs Can Jump A History of Wheelchair Basketball PDF Acanthus Publishing p 8 Labanowich Stan 2011 Wheelchairs Can Jump A History of Wheelchair Basketball PDF Acanthus Publishing p 13 Labanowich Stan 2011 Wheelchairs Can Jump A History of Wheelchair Basketball PDF Acanthus Publishing p 17 Labanowich Stan 2011 Wheelchairs Can Jump A History of Wheelchair Basketball PDF Acanthus Publishing p 23 Labanowich Stan 2011 Wheelchairs Can Jump A History of Wheelchair Basketball PDF Acanthus Publishing p 28 a b c d e f g h World Championships International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Retrieved November 5 2016 a b c d e f Parapan Am Games News amp Information Disabled World Archived from the original on August 21 2014 Retrieved November 5 2016 a b c d NWBA Athlete of the Week Michael Paye National Wheelchair Basketball Association Retrieved November 5 2016 Men s U23 World Championship International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Retrieved November 5 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United States men 27s national wheelchair basketball team 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