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Wheelchair Basketball

Teresa

Lannon

Paralympian 2000, 2004

  • 1

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Don Hull

Education

University of Illinois

Quick Facts
  • Runner-up in the women's wheelchair division of the 1999 Chicago Marathon
  • Inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame, Class of 2025
Biographical Information

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.

Paralympic Experience
  • Two-time Paralympian; One-time Paralympic medalist
    • Paralympic Games Athens 2004, gold (Team - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Sydney 2000, 5th (Team - Women)
The 2004 U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team smiling

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