Alejandra Ibáñez

Alejandra Ibáñez
Personal information
NicknameAli
Born (2000-01-26) January 26, 2000
Height4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
DisabilityArthrogryposis
2.5
College teamUniversity of Illinois
Coached byStephanie Wheeler
Trooper Johnson
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 DubaiTeam
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam
U25 Women's World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 SuphanburiTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 BangkokTeam

Alejandra Ibáñez (born January 26, 2000) is an American wheelchair basketball player. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Ibáñez made her international debut for the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[1]

Ibáñez represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal.[2]

She represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal.[3]

On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Ali Ibáñez". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alejandra Ibáñez". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ↑ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. March 30, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.