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Jorge Sánchez (basketball)

Jorge Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameJorge Eduardo Sánchez
Born (1991-10-03) October 3, 1991 (age 33)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
DisabilityOsteogenic sarcoma
Disability class4.0
Coached byDomingo Jonay Caraballo Reyes
Ron Lykins

Jorge Eduardo Sánchez (born October 3, 1991) 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 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Sánchez represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and won a silver medal.[1]

He represented the United States in wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal.[2]

He represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Jorge Sanchez". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jorge Sanchez". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 9, 2023.