Talen Jourdan smiling
Wheelchair Basketball

Talen Jourdan

Paralympian 2024

Talen Jourdan
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    GOLD

  • 0

    SILVER

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    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Talen Jourdan playing wheelchair basketball

Age

25

Hometown

Deerfield, WI

Education

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

classification: 1.0

Personal
  • His father and mother were athletes
  • Grew up playing multiple sports, including baseball, basketball, football, track, snowboarding and wakesurfing
  • Suffered a broken T6/T7 vertebrae after experiencing a bout of dizziness and falling out of a tree stand while hunting at the age of 13
  • Introduced to wheelchair basketball by three-time Paralympian and former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater head coach, Jeremy "Opie" Lade
  • Is a major advocate for the sport of wheelchair basketball
  • Hobbies include playing multiple sports to this day, including wakesuring (His father believes he is the first-ever adaptive wakesurfing athlete)
Paralympic Experience
  • 1-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2023 – gold (Team - Men)
  • Years of participation: Team - Men 2023
  • Medals: 1 (1 gold)
    • Gold – 2023 (Team - Men)
Career Highlights
  • ParaPan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (Team - Men)

Talen Jourdan Photos#

2 photos

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