Joshua Turek
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Josh |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 12, 1979 Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| Disability | Spina bifida |
| Disability class | 3.5 |
| Coached by | Ron Lykins |
Medal record | |
Joshua Turek (born April 12, 1979) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team.
Career[]
Turek has represented the United States in Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics four times, finishing in seventh place in 2004, winning a bronze medal in 2012 and gold medals in 2016 and 2020.[1]
Personal life[]
His brother, John, and sister, Elisha, are both retired professional basketball players.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball - TUREK Joshua - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". Tokyo2020.org. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Josh Turek". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
External links[]
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Categories:
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Council Bluffs, Iowa
- American men's wheelchair basketball players
- Paralympic wheelchair basketball players of the United States
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Parapan American Games
- Basketball players from Iowa
- American Paralympic medalist stubs