Jacob Williams
American wheelchair basketball player
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Full name | Jacob Michael Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Jake | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-08-02) August 2, 1991 (age 33) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wheelchair basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Miguel Vaquero Ron Lykins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacob Michael 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 three times, winning gold medals in 2016, 2020 and 2024.[2] As a result, Team USA became the first men's wheelchair basketball team ever to win three consecutive gold medals at the Paralympics.[3]
He represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[4]
References
- ^ "Jake Williams". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hendricks, Maggie (September 9, 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Team USA men's wheelchair basketball takes historic gold". olympics.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ 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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