Name: Josh Wheeler

Sport: Wheelchair Rugby

Classification: 2.5

Height: 6-1

DOB: 4/14/1980

Birthplace: Sacramento, Calif.

Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.

High School: Days Creek High School (Days Creek, Ore.) '98

Paralympic Experience

• Two-time Paralympian (2016, 2020); One-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
• Paralympic Games Rio 2016, silver

World Championship Experience

• Most recent: 2018 – bronze
• Years of participation: 2014, 2018
• Medals: 2 (2 bronze)
• Bronze - 2018; 214

Personal: In 2006, Wheeler was struck by a car while on his motorcycle and broke his neck and lost function of his lower body, part of the function of his right arm and hand...Son of Theresa Sexton and Steven (Sam) Wheeler and stepdad Kurt Sexton…Has five brothers and five sisters…Married to Stephanie Wheeler…Fluent in Spanish.

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