Nate Hinze

Personal

• Son of Ron and Patti Hinze. Has one sister, Melissa, and one brother, Chad. Married to Ashley Martin and has three children

• Was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in his junior year of high school when he was 16 years old
• Went through nine months of chemotherapy and a 14-hour surgery to remove a tumor from his leg
• In that surgery, they replaced his knee and part of his tibia with titanium
• Began playing wheelchair basketball in 2006 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
• Currently plays in the NWBA for the Milwaukee Bucks.
• Currently an assistant principal at Port Washington High School
• Hobbies include jet skiing, supporting the Packers, Brewers, and Badgers, hanging out with family and friends and playing video games.

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2018 – silver (Team - Men)
• Years of participation: Team - Men 2010, 2014, 2018
• Medals: 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
  • Silver – 2018 (Team - Men); 2014 (Team - Men)
  • Bronze – 2010 (Team - Men)

Paralympic Experience

• 4-time Paralympian; 4-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold, 1 bronze)
  • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Team - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Men)
  • Paralympic Games London 2012, bronze (Team - Men)