Wheelchair Basketball’s Natalie Schneider Isn’t Ready To Call It A Day
The 40-year-old and mother of three eyes a fifth Paralympics as she co-captains Team USA at the Parapan American Games.
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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'9"
Age
42
Hometown
Ord, NE
Education
University of Nebraska ’07
classification: 4.5
Personal
- Daughter of Nancy and Dennis Nelsen
- Has two sisters, Dana Stark and Chrystal Gard, and one brother, Daryl Nelsen. Daughters are Rowan, Hannah and Tori
Diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her distal femur in high school
- Discovered Paralympic sports after graduating from college.
- Previously worked as a statistician after graduating from the University of Nebraska with a degree in statistics
- Played sitting volleyball before discovering her talent in wheelchair basketball
- Made the U.S. Paralympic Team in 2008, the first year she tried out for the women’s wheelchair basketball team
- Hobbies include going to the University of Nebraska football games and playing basketball.
Paralympic Experience
- 5-time Paralympian; 4-time Paralympic medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, 4th (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Beijing 2008, gold (Team - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Team - Women)
- Years of participation: Team - Women 2010, 2023
- Medals: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2010 (Team - Women)
- Bronze – 2023 (Team - Women)
Athlete News#
Natalie Schneider Photos#
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