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Wheelchair Basketball

Josie Aslakson

Paralympian 2020, 2024

Josie Aslakson
  • 0

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Josie Aslakson celebrating win

Height

5'4"

Age

29

Hometown

Jordan, MN

Education

University of Texas at Arlington, New York University

classification: 1.0

Personal
  • Daughter of Theodore Aslakson and Becky Miller

  • Was involved in a car crash at the age of five that caused her to be paralyzed from the waist down

  • Discovered basketball at the age of 13 at the Courage Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota after seeing the Basketball team practice while she was at an archery lesson
  • Played basketball at Jordan High School before attending the University of Texas at Arlington where she played for the Lady Movin’ Mavs
  • Transferred to New York University to study dramatic writing
  • Currently the head coach of the women's wheelchair basketball team at the University of Arizona
  • Hobbies include writing, art, film, spirituality and traveling
Paralympic Experience
  • 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
    • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Team - Women)
    • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Team - Women)
  • Years of participation: Team - Women 2018, 2023
  • Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
    • Bronze – 2023 (Team - Women)

Josie Aslakson Photos#

6 photos

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