Brandon Wagner (wheelchair basketball)

Brandon Wagner
Personal information
Born (1983-04-18) April 18, 1983
Kitchener, Ontario
Nationality  Canada

Brandon Wagner (born April 18, 1983) is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player from Kitchener, Ontario. He began playing wheelchair basketball in 1995 and 10 years later joined U23 junior national team. In 2007 he won a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. A year later, he supported University of Illinois toward collegiate championship win. In 2009, he was named Student-Athlete of the Year at his alma-mater and two years later won bronze at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] In 2012 he participated at his first Olympics in London where he won gold.[2]

References

  1. "Brandon Wagner". Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. Dileen Simms (March 31, 2012). "Paralympic rookie goes for gold in wheelchair basketball". Toronto Observer. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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