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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Wheelchair Basketball |
Men | 1 |
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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 |
#67
ESP Spain 52 USA United States 66 |
Finished |
|
| Ariake Arena |
USA United States 64 JPN Japan 60 |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
:
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 3 | Men | 2012 | London, GBR | |
| 4 | Men | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 2 | Men | 2018 | Hamburg, GER | |
| 2 | Men | 2014 | Incheon, KOR | |
| 2 | Men | 2006 | Amsterdam, NED | |
| 3 | Men | 2010 | Birmingham, GBR | |
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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
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Human Movement Studies - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
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English, German
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RSV Lahn-Dill [Wetzlar, GER] since 2020
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Janet Zeltinger [club]; Gunther Mayer [club]; Ron Lykins [national], USA
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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
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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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United States of America
Wheelchair Basketball
GER
IRI
GBR
AUS
ALG
TUR
ESP
JPN
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