Brian Bell (basketball)

Brian Bell
Personal information
Full nameBrian Marceleus Bell
Born (1989-02-24) February 24, 1989
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
4.5
Coached byJanet Zeltinger
Ron Lykins
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 ParisTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2022 DubaiTeam
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 HamburgTeam
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2015 TorontoTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam

Brian Marceleus Bell (born February 24, 1989) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team.[1]

Career

Bell has represented the United States in Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics three, winning gold medals in 2016, 2020, and 2024.[2] As a result, Team USA became the first men's wheelchair basketball team ever to win three consecutive gold medals at the Paralympics.[3]

He represented the United States at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, winning silver medals in 2014 and 2018 and a gold medal at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Brian Bell". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Brian Bell". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Hendricks, Maggie (September 9, 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Team USA men's wheelchair basketball takes historic gold". olympics.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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