Natalie Schneider

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Natalie Schneider
Personal information
Born (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983 (age 40)
Crete, Nebraska, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Medals
Women's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 BirminghamTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Dubai Team

Natalie Schneider (born February 11, 1983) is an American wheelchair basketball player from Crete, Nebraska

Career

She won her first gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and got the second one at the North American Cup same year. In 2010, she won gold medal at IWBF World Championship. [1]

She represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal. [2]

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References

  1. "Natalie Schneider". United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.