Talen Ray Jourdan (born October 25, 1999) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. He will represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Talen Ray Jourdan |
| Born | October 25, 1999[1] Deerfield, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| Disability class | 1.0 |
Medal record | |
Early life and education
editJourdan attended University of Wisconsin–Whitewater where he was a member of the wheelchair basketball team.[2] He helped lead the Warhawk's to the 2024 National Wheelchair Basketball Association men's college national championship.[3][4]
Career
editJourdan represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[5] At 23 years old, he was the youngest player on the team.[6]
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.[7] On March 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8][9][10]
Personal life
editAt 13 years old, during the opening morning of deer hunting season, Jourdan was in a tree stand while hunting when he experienced a bout of dizziness and fell to the ground. He broke his collar bone, suffered a collapsed a lung, and broken ribs, fractured vertebrae in his neck and suffered a broken T6/T7 vertebrae in his back.[11] Due to his injuries, he became paralyzed from the waist down.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Talen Jourdan". olympics.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Lindeke, Chris (November 16, 2023). "Five Warhawks to represent Team USA at Parapan Games". uww.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Lindeke, Chris (March 18, 2024). "Men's wheelchair basketball wins national championship". uww.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Katie (April 4, 2024). "Beyond boundaries: UW-Whitewater wheelchair basketball team celebrates national championship, anticipates Paralympics". The Gazette. 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.
- ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. 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.
- ^ Steed, Calahan (April 6, 2024). "Talen Jourdan to compete at Paralympic Games for Team USA Men's National Team". hngnews.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Aarsvold, Marcus (August 25, 2024). "UW Whitewater athlete goes for gold at 2024 Paralympic Summer Games". wmtv15news.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Peterson, Samuel. "Wisconsin-Whitewater's Talen Jourdan Is 1 Great Player". collegebasketballtimes.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ Sopyla, Natalie (June 26, 2024). "Whitewater wheelchair basketball players, coach join Team USA at Paralympic Games". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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