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BRONZE
Lincolnshire, IL
University of Illinois
The U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team won its first gold medal in 22 years at the Paralympic Games Athens 2004. Christina (Ripp) Schwab and Stephanie Wheeler went on to coach future national teams, Wheeler in 2016, and Schwab in 2024. Both are members of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Hall of Fame. Six members of the 2004 team (Emily Hoskins, Patty Cisneros Prevo, Carlee Hoffman-Schwarz, Wheeler, Schwab and Jennifer Warkins) returned to win gold again at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, marking the first back-to-back titles for the program. In 2004, the U.S. defeated five-time defending champion Canada in the semifinal and avenged a narrow group-stage loss to Australia with a 56–44 victory in the gold-medal game, setting the stage for continued success in future Paralympic Games.
PARIS — Three-time Paralympian Brian Bell sparked Team USA’s fire with consecutive baskets, both coming off nice Jake Williams assists early in the second quarter. The 35-year-old veteran drew a foul on the second, converted the free throw and propelle...
PARIS – Ixhelt Gonzalez converted an uncontested lay-up off a sweet backdoor pass from Becca Murray to give Team USA a 53-50 lead over Great Britain. It was a defining moment and a lead that the U.S. wouldn’t relinquish over the final two minutes in a ...
PARIS – The U.S. men’s wheelchair basketball team’s quest for an unprecedented three-peat started off with a bang.Fending off a Spanish team that boasts a threatening offense, the U.S. capitalized on a two-minute Spain scoring drought late in the fourt...
A gold medal in Paris would make the U.S. wheelchair basketball team the first to win three straight golds in the sport.
Nate Hinze will share new experiences in France, while his wife and three children have joined him overseas
