Ryan Neiswender
Wheelchair Basketball

Ryan

Neiswender

Paralympian 2020

  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'1"

Age

30

Hometown

Lebanon, PA

Education

Cedar Crest High School (Lebanon, Pa.) ‘13 University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ‘17, Kinesiology

classification: 2.0

Quick Facts
  • Son of Daryl and Peg Neiswender
  • Has a sister named Lauren
  • Married to Lauren Neiswender, a former soccer player at the University of Illinois
  • Started playing wheelchair basketball in 2002
  • Four-time collegiate All-American
  • Born with arthrogryposis, a muscle disorder, that prevented the joints in his legs from developing properly
  • Wants to be remembered as someone who is the same person in the gym that you meet outside of basketball
  • Hobbies include reading, playing tennis, golfing, fishing, being on the water, hanging out with friends and traveling
  • Listens to country music, hip-hop and R&B
  • His ideal superpower would be teleportation
  • Favorite time of the year is March Madness.
Career Highlights
  • 2017 America's Cup Zonal Qualifier, gold
  • 2013 America's Cup Zonal Qualifier, gold
  • University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, NCAA All-American
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – gold (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2023
  • Medals: 1 (1 gold)
    • Gold – 2023 (Team - Men)

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