Jorge Sánchez (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Eduardo Sánchez |
| Born | October 3, 1991 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| Disability | Osteogenic sarcoma |
| Disability class | 4.0 |
| Coached by | Domingo Jonay Caraballo Reyes Ron Lykins |
Medal record | |
Jorge Eduardo Sánchez (born October 3, 1991) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Career
[edit]Sánchez represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and won a silver medal.[1]
He represented the United States in wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal.[2]
He represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jorge Sanchez". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Jorge Sanchez". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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- Wheelchair basketball players at the 2023 Parapan American Games
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- Wheelchair basketball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Basketball players from Oakland, California
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