Paul Schulte (basketball)

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Paul Schulte
PaulSchulte2012.jpg
Schulte in 2012
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PositionGuard
LeagueNational Wheelchair Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1979-03-05) March 5, 1979 (age 45)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Listed height6 ft (183 cm)
Career information
High schoolManchester High School (Manchester, Michigan)
CollegeUniversity of Texas at Arlington
Medals
Men's wheelchair basketball
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 SydneyTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 KitakyushuTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 AmsterdamTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 BirminghamTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 IncheonTeam
Parapan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Mexico City Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio De Janeiro Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
U23 World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1997 TorontoTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2001 BlumenauTeam

Paul Schulte (born 1979) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.

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Biography

Schulte was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan. [1] When he was 10 he got into a car crash and was paralyzed since then. At the age of 14, he participated in his first wheelchair basketball game and by 2002 received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. After college, he joined the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks. [2]

In 1995 he was an NWBA Junior Division Champion and in 1997 won a silver medal at Under 23 World Championship. In 1998, Schulte was awarded with a gold medal at the IWBF World Championship while in 2006 he became a silver medalist and later in 2010 got a bronze medal all of which were in the same place. A year later, he was awarded a gold medal at the 2011 Parapan American Games and during the 2000 and 2012 Summer Paralympics he was awarded with some more bronze medals. He was also a four-time NWBA Champion in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009. [1] Currently he is married to a woman named Meghan and has a son, Brady.

In 2021, Schulte was an NBC commentator for the Tokyo Paralympics. [3]

Major achievements

U.S. Men's National Team, Paralympic Games

U.S. Men's National Team, IWBF World Championships

Men's Championship Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association

Intercollegiate Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association

Junior Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association

Other

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References

  1. 1 2 "Paul Schulte". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. "Paul Schulte". PBS . Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. NBC announces Commentators for its Coverage of this summer's Tokyo Paralympic Games