Jeromie Alex Meyer II (born April 11, 1997) 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 2024 Summer Paralympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jeromie Alex Meyer II |
| Born | April 11, 1997[1] Woodbine, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | University of Nebraska Omaha University of Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| Disability class | 2.0 |
Medal record | |
Early life and education
editMeyer attended Woodbine High School in Woodbine, Iowa. He then played wheelchair basketball at University of Nebraska Omaha, where he was a founding member of the Nebraska Red Dawgs.[2][3]
Career
editMeyer represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[4][5]
In November 2023, he represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in wheelchair basketball. As a result, Team USA automatically qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6] On March 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7] [8] He won a gold medal in wheelchair basketball.[9]
Personal life
editMeyer was struck by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle at nine years old.[10] He broke every bone in his right leg, suffered a fractured skull and lacerations on both of his knees from the handlebars, and a T-10 spinal contusion, which left him paralyzed from the hips down. [2]
References
edit- ^ "Jeromie Meyer". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Baxter, Blake (April 15, 2017). "Jeromie Meyer is a Maverick now, but could be a Paralympian with Team USA basketball next". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Intro to adaptive sports fuels international success". madonna.org. April 24, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "USA win men's title at Wheelchair Basketball Worlds, Netherlands defend women's title". paralympic.org. June 21, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "GOLD SECURED. Team USA Earns Gold at 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games; Receives Automatic Qualifier to 2024 Paris Paralympic Games". nwba.org. November 25, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. March 30, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Mannix, Kelsey (June 9, 2024). "UNO grad, Iowa native Jeromie Meyer makes Team USA wheelchair basketball team for Paris". 3newsnow.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Hendricks, Maggie (September 9, 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Team USA men's wheelchair basketball takes historic gold". olympics.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Andrews, Aidan (August 13, 2024). "Former patient at Madonna in Lincoln set to compete in Paralympics". KLKN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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