Natalie Schneider

Natalie Schneider
Personal information
Full nameNatalie Mae Schneider
Born (1983-02-11) February 11, 1983
Crete, Nebraska, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
4.5
Coached byChristina Schwab
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 RioTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 BirminghamTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 DubaiTeam
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam

Natalie Mae Schneider (born February 11, 1983) is an American wheelchair basketball player and member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team.

Career

She won her first gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and got the second one at the North American Cup same year. In 2010, she won gold medal at IWBF World Championship.[1]

She represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal.[2]

In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a gold medal.[3] As a result, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4] On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Natalie Schneider". United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Parapan American Games Roster Selected for 2023 USA Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ticket Punched: We're Going to Paris! Team USA Women's Wheelchair Basketball Defeats Rival Canada, 62-56, to Secure Gold at the 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games". nwba.org. November 24, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. March 30, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.


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