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Lynch
Wheelchair Basketball

Ian

Lynch

Paralympian 2012, 2016

  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'8"

Age

41

Hometown

Brooklyn Park, MN

Education

Champlin Park High School (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) ‘02 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ’08, Elementary Education

Classification: 1.0

Quick Facts
  • After being injured in a car accident at age 8, was introduced to wheelchair basketball by his therapist Susan Hagel, a women's Wheelchair Basketball legend
  • Son of Bradford and Kathleen Lynch
  • Has two brothers, Ryan and Sean
  • Coaches the Cincinnati Dragons Prep Wheelchair Basketball Team, part of the Greater Cincinnati Adapted Sports Club
  • Enjoys fishing, coaching, family, and listening to local music
  • Works with a company called Skool Aid who helps develop and run after school pro-grams. He teaches wheelchair basketball. Also started working in web design and recently started a job with Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Men)
    • Paralympic Games London 2012, bronze (Team - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2018 – silver (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2014, 2018
  • Medals: 2 (2 silver)
    • Silver – 2018 (Team - Men); 2014 (Team - Men)

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