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Brandon Wagner (basketball)

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Brandon Wagner
Personal information
Born (1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 (age 41)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Medals
Men's wheelchair basketball
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team competition
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara Team competition

Brandon Wagner (born April 18, 1983) is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player from Kitchener, Ontario. He began playing wheelchair basketball in 2002 and joined the U23 junior national team in 2005. In 2007, he won a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. A year later, he supported the University of Illinois toward a collegiate championship win. In 2009, he was named Student-Athlete of the Year at his alma mater, and two years later, he won bronze at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] In 2012, he participated in his first Olympics in London, where he won gold.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Brandon Wagner". Paralympic.ca. Canadian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. ^ Dileen Simms (March 31, 2012). "Paralympic rookie goes for gold in wheelchair basketball". Toronto Observer. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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