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Jorge Sánchez (basketball)

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Jorge Sánchez
Personal information
Full nameJorge Eduardo Sánchez
Born (1991-10-03) October 3, 1991 (age 33)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
DisabilityOsteogenic sarcoma
Disability class4.0
Coached byDomingo Jonay Caraballo Reyes
Ron Lykins
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dubai Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hamburg Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team

Jorge Eduardo Sánchez (born October 3, 1991) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. He represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

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Sánchez represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and won a silver medal.[1]

He represented the United States in wheelchair basketball at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal.[2]

He represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Jorge Sanchez". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jorge Sanchez". 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. ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 9, 2023.