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Jacob Williams
Personal information
NicknameJake
Born (1991-08-02) August 2, 1991 (age 32)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
Sport Wheelchair basketball
Disability class 2.5
Coached byMiguel Vaquero
Ron Lykins
Medal record
Representing the   United States
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dubai Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hamburg Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team

Jacob Williams (born August 2, 1991) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. [1]

Career

Williams represented the United States in wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics twice, winning gold medals in 2016 and 2020. [2]

He represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Jake Williams". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jacob Williams". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jacob Williams
Personal information
NicknameJake
Born (1991-08-02) August 2, 1991 (age 32)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
Sport Wheelchair basketball
Disability class 2.5
Coached byMiguel Vaquero
Ron Lykins
Medal record
Representing the   United States
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dubai Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hamburg Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team

Jacob Williams (born August 2, 1991) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. [1]

Career

Williams represented the United States in wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics twice, winning gold medals in 2016 and 2020. [2]

He represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Jake Williams". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jacob Williams". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.



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