Austin Hanson

Boccia

  • 1996
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
Birth Year
1974
Home
Topeka, Kansas
Birth Place
Topeka, Kansas
Name: Austin Hanson
Sport: Para Boccia
Current Residence: Topeka, KS
Paralympic Experience:
  • 2012 Paralympic Games
  • 2008: Member, U.S. Paralympic Boccia team, Beijing, China
  • 2004: Member, U.S. Paralympic team – Athens, Greece
  • 1996: Fifth place, Paralympic Games – Atlanta, Ga.
Career Highlights:
  • 2012 Member U.S. Paralympic Boccia team
  • 2011 Gold medal individual, U.S. National Boccia Championships
  • 2011 Member U.S. World Cup Boccia team
  • 2011 Member U.S. Parapan American Games team - Guadalajara, Mexico
  • 2010 Member U.S. World Cup Boccia team
  • 2010 Member U.S. World Championship team
  • 2010 Gold medal individual, U.S. National Bocca Championships
  • 2009 Silver medal pairs, bronze medal individual, Amercias Cup - Montreal, Canada
  • 2009 Gold medal individual, U.S. National Boccia Championships
  • 2008 Member U.S. Paralympic Boccia team
  • 2008 Gold medal individual, U.S. National Boccia Championships
  • 2007 Member U.S. World Cup Boccia team
  • 2007 Gold medal individual, U.S. National Boccia Championships
  • 2006 Member U.S. World Cup Boccia team
  • 2006 Gold medal individual, U.S. National Boccia Championships
  • 2005 Member U.S. America's Cup team
  • 2005 Gold medal individual U.S. National Boccia Championships
  • 2004 Member U.S. Paralympic Team - Athens, Greece
  • 2004 Gold medal individual U.S. Paralympic Trials
  • 2004 Gold medal U.S. National Boccia Championships
  • 2003 Member U.S. World Cup Boccia Team
  • 2002 Member U.S. World Championship Boccia Team
  • 2002 Member U.S. World Cup Boccia Team
  • 1999 Member U.S. World Cup Boccia Team
  • 1998 Member U.S. World Championships Boccia team
  • 1997 Gold medal individual U.S. National Boccia Championships
  • 1996 Fifth place Paralympic Games - Atlanta, GA
  • 1996 Gold medal individual U.S. Paralympic Trials
  • 1996 Gold medal individual U.S. National Boccia Championships

Fun Facts: Austin has been a Data Entry Operator for the past 17 years. He also enjoys a good love story, comedies, music and his two favorite sports: Pro Tennis and College Basketball

Learn more: 
US Para Boccia