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Wheelchair Basketball

Brian Bell

Paralympian 2016, 2020, 2024

Brian Bell
  • 3

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Brian Bell shooting a basketball

Height

6'1"

Age

35

Hometown

Birmingham, AL

Education

DeVry University ‘19

classification: 4.5

Personal
  • Son of Louvenia Bell. Has one sibling, Andreus Gulley. Married to Diane Bell. Has four children – Kaylan, Lia, Myles and Neo

  • Lost his leg at the age of 10 due to a train accident
  • After he finished rehabilitation, he wanted to get back to playing his favorite sports: basketball and football
  • Played middle school football on his prosthetic until it became too strenuous
  • His mother discovered the Lakeshore Foundation, a U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Site in Birmingham, Alabama, where he fell in love with wheelchair basketball
  • Hobbies include drawing, playing video games, reading, cooking, and hanging out with friends and family.
Paralympic Experience
  • 3-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold)
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Team - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – gold (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2014, 2018, 2023
  • Medals: 3 (1 gold, 2 silver)
    • Gold – 2023 (Team - Men)
    • Silver – 2018 (Team - Men); 2014 (Team - Men)

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