BOIE John

United States of America

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 11 Feb 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 1.0

Place of birth: JANESVILLE, WI

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : WHITEWATER, WI

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Men USA United States	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #08 USA United States 58 GER Germany 55	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #23 IRI Islamic Rep. of Iran 41 USA United States 65	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #31 GBR Great Britain 64 USA United States 63	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #40 USA United States 66 AUS Australia 38	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Preliminary Round Group B #50 ALG Algeria 25 USA United States 86	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Quarterfinal #58 USA United States 52 TUR Turkey 45	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Semifinal #67 ESP Spain 52 USA United States 66	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Men's Gold Medal Match #73 USA United States 64 JPN Japan 60	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
2	Men	2018	Hamburg, GER

JB (Wisconsin Thunder Wheelchair Basketball Facebook page, 11 Feb 2020)

Spending time outdoors, playing American football, ultimate frisbee, deer and duck hunting, fishing, spending time with his nieces, trivia, watching movies, wheelchair lacrosse. (teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018; Instagram profile, 22 Feb 2020)

Occupation:

Advisor, Athlete

Business Administration, Human Resources - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, United States

Languages spoken:

Ron Lykins [national], USA

2017 for United States (teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2019)

He suffered from a chronic shoulder injury throughout 2020 before eventually undergoing surgery once the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo were postponed. (tmj4.com, 16 Apr 2021)

He began playing wheelchair basketball at age 11 during a summer camp at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the United States of America. (teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018)

"As soon as I went to the camp, I just fell in love with the sport. I love the camaraderie of wheelchair basketball, and you're on a team with your peers who are dealing with a lot of the same impairments. It's an integral part of my life. It has taught me how to be a leader and how to be a role player. It's shown me the world. It's been everything for me." (teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2019)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 22 Feb 2020; tmj4.com, 16 Apr 2021)

Competing at the 2018 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. (hngnews.com, 05 Sep 2018)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
He was involved in an accident with a tractor which resulted in an incomplete spinal cord injury. (teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He studied for a master's in business administration in human resource management at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in the United States of America. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jun 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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