PAYE Michael

United States of America

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 24 Mar 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 3.0

Place of birth: DETROIT, MI

Birth 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
Paralympic Games
1	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4	Men	2008	Beijing, CHN
7	Men	2004	Athens, GRE
World Championships
2	Men	2018	Hamburg, GER
2	Men	2014	Incheon, KOR
2	Men	2006	Amsterdam, NED
3	Men	2010	Birmingham, GBR

Mikey (teamusa.org, 06 Mar 2012)

Travelling, exercise, spending time with friends, American football, sports. (teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018)

Occupation:

University of Texas at Arlington, United States

Languages spoken:

English, German

Ron Lykins [national], USA

Position style:

Right (Athlete, 14 Aug 2007)

2003 for United States, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Athlete, 03 May 2016)

He took up wheelchair basketball at age nine, and began competing at age 12. (Athlete, 03 May 2016; teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (rbbl.de, 12 Feb 2020)

Competing at the 2018 World Championships in Hamburg, Germany. (National Wheelchair Basketball Association YouTube channel, 21 Aug 2018)

General Interest

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 03 May 2016)

Impairment Details
His impairment is the result of congenital joint contracture in two or more areas of the body [arthrogryposis]. (Athlete, 03 May 2016)

General
RETIREMENT PLANS
In February 2020 he ended his 14-year association with German club RSV Lahn-Dill. After joining the team in 2006, he was made captain of the team in 2012. "I was able to live my dream as a professional athlete here in Germany where I also met my wife Lena. Now it's all about giving everything emotionally and physically for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo before I retire." (rbbl.de, 12 Feb 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/mike.paye.3

Legend

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

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