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Brandon Wagner (basketball)

Canadian wheelchair basketball player (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brandon Wagner (born April 18, 1983) is a Canadian wheelchair basketball player from Kitchener, Ontario. He began playing wheelchair basketball in 2002 and joined the U23 junior national team in 2005. In 2007, he won a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. A year later, he supported the University of Illinois toward a collegiate championship win. In 2009, he was named Student-Athlete of the Year at his alma mater, and two years later, he won bronze at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] In 2012, he participated in his first Olympics in London, where he won gold.[2]

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Brandon Wagner
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Born (1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 (age 43)
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Men's wheelchair basketball
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam competition
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraTeam competition
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