Brian Bell (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Full name | Brian Marceleus Bell |
Born | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | February 24, 1989
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Sport | |
Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
Disability class | 4.5 |
Coached by | Janet Zeltinger Ron Lykins |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Brian Bell". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Hendricks, Maggie (September 9, 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Team USA men's wheelchair basketball takes historic gold". olympics.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.