Josh Turek
Wheelchair Basketball

Josh

Turek

Paralympian 2004, 2012, 2016, 2020

  • 2

    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'11"

Age

45

Hometown

Council Bluffs, IA

Education

Abraham Lincoln High School (Council Bluffs, Iowa) ‘97 Southwest Minnesota State University '02, Political Science

classification: 3.5

Quick Facts
  • Raised in a basketball family
  • Son of John and Luellen Turek
  • Married to Jaralon
  • Has four siblings, Ulette Bonner, Rachell, John and Elisha
  • Shoots basketball every day for an hour and lifts four times a week
  • Continued the tradition of playing the sport at the highest level at Southwest Minnesota State University as the program’s most prolific scorer in history
  • He, his brother John, and sister Elisha, all played collegiately across the United States and professionally in Europe
  • Was first introduced to the sport through a wheelchair sports camp in Omaha, Nebraska
  • Made his first national team in 2004 before his Paralympic Games debut in Athens later that year
Paralympic Experience
  • 4-time Paralympian; 3-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 bronze)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Men)
    • Paralympic Games London 2012, bronze (Team - Men)
    • Paralympic Games Athens 2004, 7th (Team - Men)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2014 – silver (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2014
  • Medals: 1 (1 silver)
    • Silver – 2014 (Team - Men)

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