Brandon Wagner (basketball)

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Brandon Wagner
Personal information
Born (1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 (age 41)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Medals
Men's wheelchair basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Team competition
Parapan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team competition

Brandon Wagner (born April 18, 1983) is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player from Kitchener, Ontario. He began playing wheelchair basketball in 2002 and joined the U23 junior national team in 2005. In 2007, he won a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. A year later, he supported the University of Illinois toward a collegiate championship win. In 2009, he was named Student-Athlete of the Year at his alma mater, and two years later, he won bronze at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. [1] In 2012, he participated in his first Olympics in London, where he won gold. [2]

References

  1. "Brandon Wagner". Paralympic.ca. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. Dileen Simms (March 31, 2012). "Paralympic rookie goes for gold in wheelchair basketball". Toronto Observer. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.