Stephanie Wheeler

Stephanie Wheeler, 2008

Stephanie Wheeler (born in Norlina, North Carolina on January 16, 1981) is an American wheelchair basketball player who was on two gold-medal winning Paralympic teams. She also played on the gold medal winning team at the 2007 Para-Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro.[1] She received her degree in kinesiology from the University of Illinois and is working on her doctorate in sports education from the University of Alabama.[2] As of 2010 she is the head-coach of the University of Illinois wheelchair basketball team,[3] and will return to the Paralympic games in Rio in 2016, now as a coach.[4]

References

  1. ↑ City of Norlina site
  2. ↑ Stephanie Wheeler bio at US Paralympics site
  3. ↑ Mooresville Weekly Article on Dave Kiley
  4. ↑ "Wheelchair Basketball Coach Stephanie Wheeler". Outsports. May 23, 2013.


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