Joshua Turek

Joshua Turek (born April 12, 1979) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team.

Joshua Turek
Personal information
Nickname(s)Josh
NationalityAmerican
Born (1979-04-12) April 12, 1979
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
DisabilitySpina bifida
Disability class3.5
Coached byRon Lykins
Medal record
Men's wheelchair basketball
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2020 TokyoTeam
2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
2014 IncheonTeam
Parapan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraTeam
2015 TorontoTeam
2019 LimaTeam

Career

Turek has represented the United States in Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics four times, finishing in seventh place in 2004, winning a bronze medal in 2012 and gold medals in 2016 and 2020.[1]

Personal life

His brother, John, and sister, Elisha, are both retired professional basketball players.[2]

References
  1. "Wheelchair Basketball - TUREK Joshua - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. "Josh Turek". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved September 9, 2021.


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