Brian Bell (basketball)

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Brian Bell
Personal information
Full nameBrian Marceleus Bell
Born (1989-02-24) February 24, 1989 (age 36)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
Sport Wheelchair basketball
Disability class 4.5
Coached byJanet Zeltinger
Ron Lykins
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Dubai Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Incheon Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Hamburg Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team

Brian Marceleus Bell (born February 24, 1989) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. [1]

Career

Bell has represented the United States in Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics three, winning gold medals in 2016, 2020, and 2024. [2] As a result, Team USA became the first men's wheelchair basketball team ever to win three consecutive gold medals at the Paralympics. [3]

He represented the United States at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, winning silver medals in 2014 and 2018 and a gold medal at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships. [4]

References

  1. "Brian Bell". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. "Brian Bell". 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. Hendricks, Maggie (September 9, 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Team USA men's wheelchair basketball takes historic gold". olympics.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  4. Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.