SERIO Steve

8 Sep 1987
33
Male
3.5
NEW YORK, NY
 
United States of America
BROOKLYN, NY
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WBK Wheelchair Basketball Men 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
USA
United States
58
GER
Germany
55
Finished
Ariake Arena
IRI
Islamic Rep. of Iran
41
USA
United States
65
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
GBR
Great Britain
64
USA
United States
63
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
USA
United States
66
AUS
Australia
38
Finished
Ariake Arena
ALG
Algeria
25
USA
United States
86
Finished
Ariake Arena
USA
United States
52
TUR
Turkey
45
Finished
Ariake Arena
ESP
Spain
52
USA
United States
66
Finished
Ariake Arena
USA
United States
64
JPN
Japan
60
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3Men2012London, GBR
4Men2008Beijing, CHN
World Championships
2Men2018Hamburg, GER
2Men2014Incheon, KOR
2Men2006Amsterdam, NED
3Men2010Birmingham, GBR
:
Dillon ["My first national team coach was also named Steve. My teammates started to call me Dillon because it's my middle name"]. (Athlete, 03 May 2016)
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Athlete, Motivational Speaker
:
Human Movement Studies - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
:
English, German
:
RSV Lahn-Dill [Wetzlar, GER] since 2020
:
Janet Zeltinger [club]; Gunther Mayer [club]; Ron Lykins [national], USA
:
Bundesliga (world-today-news.com, 19 Apr 2021; rollt-magazin.de, 26 Oct 2020)
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He took up the sport at age 16 with the Long Island Lightning. (Athlete, 03 May 2016; rollt-magazin.de, 10 Jan 2020; pressroom.toyota.com, 20 Apr 2021)
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"I was looking for an adaptive sport when my friends started to play sports in high school. I couldn't compete with them and I needed an athletic outlet. I remember sitting in a basketball wheelchair for the first time, and I know it might sound a little dramatic, but it was the first time in my life I ever felt free from my disability. I'm just so grateful that I found it." (Athlete, 03 May 2016; pressroom.toyota.com, 20 Apr 2021)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (rollt-magazin.de, 10 Jan 2020)
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Winning gold at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (rollt-magazin.de, 10 Jan 2020)
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US basketball players Michael Jordan and Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, US swimmer Michael Phelps, US Para swimmer Jessica Long. (forbes.com, 20 Mar 2020)
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His coach at the University of Illinois Mike Frogley. (rollt-magazin.de, 10 Jan 2020)
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"Do it with passion." (Athlete, 03 May 2016)
Legend
:
Gold Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
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