JASSMAN Chad

16 Sep 1983
37
Male
1.5
MEDICINE HAT, AB
 
Canada
CALGARY, AB
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WBK Wheelchair Basketball Men 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
CAN
Canada
41
ESP
Spain
78
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
TUR
Turkey
77
CAN
Canada
73
Finished
Ariake Arena
JPN
Japan
62
CAN
Canada
56
Finished
Ariake Arena
CAN
Canada
74
KOR
Republic of Korea
64
Finished
Ariake Arena
COL
Colombia
52
CAN
Canada
63
Finished
Ariake Arena
GBR
Great Britain
66
CAN
Canada
52
Finished
Ariake Arena
GER
Germany
68
CAN
Canada
56
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Men2012London, GBR
11Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
7Men2010Birmingham, GBR
12Men2018Hamburg, GER
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Jazzi (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
:
Skiing, tennis. (paralympic.ca, 23 Apr 2019)
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Athlete, Coach
:
Aviation Studies - Medicine Hat College, Canada
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English
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Matteo Feriani [national]
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2009 for Canada, in Vancouver, Canada (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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He began playing the sport at age 21 in Calgary, AB, Canada. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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While recovering from his accident he kept busy by taking basketball shots on his own. Once out of hospital he started playing the game properly. "I was bored as hell in the hospital when I lived there. I won over the hearts of the physio people by helping them with stuff they needed, so in turn they let me use the weights and the gym unsupervised. I was only playing in a regular everyday chair, shooting around, but it took my mind off of all the negative stuff in my life. When I moved up to Calgary I started playing drop-in wheelchair basketball and happened to be naturally good at it." (reddit.com, 01 Jan 2014)
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His grandfather. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)
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"Have fun while you reach for your goals." (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia after breaking his back in a car accident in 2004. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 03 Nov 2011; Athlete, 20 Jul 2016)

General
COACHING
In 2017 he was appointed as head coach of the Calgary Rollers women's wheelchair basketball team, winning the women's national title in his first season in charge. "My first season I fell in love with it. As a coach, I'm nothing like I am as a player. I'm super calm. I don't know if I'll ever take a technical foul as a coach, whereas I've taken multiple as a player. I find the ability to give back gives a lot to me and I think I do have a lot to give in return. We won my first year so I can't quit after that. Now I'm just going to stick with it. I really enjoy it and I can see myself doing it for a long time." (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 25 May 2020)

PINK CHARITY CHAIR
In 2020 he had a new basketball chair made and chose for it to be coloured hot pink. His aim is to donate $10 to a breast cancer research charity for every basket he scores at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "I've been talking for years with teammates that I've always wanted a pink chair. I felt like it would fit right in nicely with my game. My skill set is blue collar and I'm always working hard and trying to get under the skin of the bigger guys that I'm playing against. I enjoy that aspect of the game. I trash talk a little bit on the court and I like crashing and banging and having fun. The players I play against know that and I think they appreciate that a little bit so I thought the pink chair would really add to that." (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 25 May 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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