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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Talen Ray Jourdan |
| Born | October 25, 1999[1] Deerfield, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
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Talen Ray Jourdan (born October 25, 1999) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. He will represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Early life and education
[edit]Jourdan attended University of Wisconsin–Whitewater where he was a member of the wheelchair basketball team.[2] He helped lead the Warhawk's to the 2024 National Wheelchair Basketball Association men's college national championship.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Jourdan represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[5] At 23 years old, he was the youngest player on the team.[6]
In November 2023, he represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in wheelchair basketball. As a result, Team USA automatically qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7]
On March 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8][9][10] Won Gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
He played college wheelchair basketball for UW-Whitewater and was a one-time second team All American and a two-time First Team All American wheelchair basketball player. He won the NWBA Inter-Collegiate National Championship in 2024. [11]
Personal life
[edit]At 13 years old, during the opening morning of deer hunting season, Jourdan was in a tree stand while hunting when he experienced a bout of dizziness and fell to the ground. He broke his collar bone, suffered from a collapsed lung, and broken ribs, fractured vertebrae in his neck and suffered a broken T6/T7 vertebrae in his back.[12] Due to his injuries, he became paralyzed from the chest down.[13]
He graduated from Deerfield Wisconsin High School. [14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Talen Jourdan". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Lindeke, Chris (November 16, 2023). "Five Warhawks to represent Team USA at Parapan Games". uww.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Lindeke, Chris (March 18, 2024). "Men's wheelchair basketball wins national championship". uww.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Garcia, Katie (April 4, 2024). "Beyond boundaries: UW-Whitewater wheelchair basketball team celebrates national championship, anticipates Paralympics". The Gazette. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ "USA win men's title at Wheelchair Basketball Worlds, Netherlands defend women's title". paralympic.org. June 21, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ "GOLD SECURED. Team USA Earns Gold at 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games; Receives Automatic Qualifier to 2024 Paris Paralympic Games". nwba.org. November 25, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. March 30, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Steed, Calahan (April 6, 2024). "Talen Jourdan to compete at Paralympic Games for Team USA Men's National Team". hngnews.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Aarsvold, Marcus (August 25, 2024). "UW Whitewater athlete goes for gold at 2024 Paralympic Summer Games". wmtv15news.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Division, Committee (August 25, 2024). "NWBA Intercollegiate Awards". nwba.org. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Peterson, Samuel (June 17, 2022). "Wisconsin-Whitewater's Talen Jourdan Is 1 Great Player". collegebasketballtimes.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ Sopyla, Natalie (June 26, 2024). "Whitewater wheelchair basketball players, coach join Team USA at Paralympic Games". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ↑ "Talen Jourdan set to compete in Paralympics for Team USA". HNG News. July 22, 2024.
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