GREEN Deion

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 28 Apr 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 3.5

Place of residence : LONDON, ON

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Men CAN Canada	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #09 CAN Canada 41 ESP Spain 78	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #17 TUR Turkey 77 CAN Canada 73	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #32 JPN Japan 62 CAN Canada 56	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #43 CAN Canada 74 KOR Republic of Korea 64	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group A #46 COL Colombia 52 CAN Canada 63	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Quarterfinal #60 GBR Great Britain 66 CAN Canada 52	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Classification Playoff 7/8 #65 GER Germany 68 CAN Canada 56	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
11	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Watching TV shows, video games, spending time with friends and family. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Sep 2019)

Occupation:

Partner Molly, son Eli

Languages spoken:

Matteo Feriani [national], ITA

2015 for Canada, in Toronto, Canada (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

In 2017 he dislocated his shoulder. He underwent surgery and was sidelined for 18 months, returning to competition in 2018. (csiontario.ca, 23 Feb 2021)

He began playing wheelchair basketball in 2000 at age 10 in Richmond, BC, Canada. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

He played able-bodied basketball growing up but it became difficult for him to continue playing as his friends got taller, so he turned to wheelchair basketball. "I wanted to still be competitive and play [basketball], so my dad heard [from] word of mouth that they were having [wheelchair] basketball practises in Richmond, when I lived in BC. I went there and loved it since day one." (csiontario.ca, 23 Feb 2021; saanichnews.com, 28 Jul 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 04 Aug 2020)

His father. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

His teammates. (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

Philosophy:

"No pain, no gain." (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

He was named 2013 Male Athlete of the Year by the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society in Canada. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Sep 2019)

In 2006 he was named Junior Athlete of the Year by the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society in Canada. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Sep 2019)

General Interest

Classification
3.5 (IWBF, 16 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
"Bilateral through knee leg amputee through birth defect." (Athlete, 22 Jul 2016)

General
REPRESENTATION
In 2021 he spoke about his hope for wheelchair basketball athletes to receive the same recognition as their able-bodied counterparts. "We usually get, 'That's inspirational. Good for you', and we're looking to push past that. We're not just disabled athletes. We are athletes. We try to show that in our everyday lives. People ask us what we do, and we try to explain to them that it's high level, we're athletes and it's a serious thing." He also wants to inspire future generations of Para athletes. "It means more to me that a young, disabled kid or a black disabled kid would see me, or another black athlete, or one of my teammates and say, 'It's possible that I can do that'. It doesn't have to be at a super high competitive international level. It could be any level, knowing that you can be a part of it and not have to watch it from the sidelines." (csiontario.ca, 23 Feb 2021)

Social Media

https://instagram.com/dngyyj

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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