Ian Lynch
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Gold: 1 Silver: 0 Bronze: 1
Quick Facts
Birthday: April 20, 1984
Height: 5'8"
Age: 41
Hometown: Brooklyn Park, MN
Education: Champlin Park High School (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) ‘02 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater ’08, Elementary Education
Biography
Quick Facts
- After being injured in a car accident at age 8, was introduced to wheelchair basketball by his therapist Susan Hagel, a women's wheelchair basketball legend
- Son of Bradford and Kathleen Lynch
- Has two brothers, Ryan and Sean
- Coaches the Cincinnati Dragons Prep Wheelchair Basketball Team, part of the Greater Cincinnati Adapted Sports Club
- Enjoys fishing, coaching, family, and listening to local music
- Works with a company called Skool Aid who helps develop and run after school pro-grams. He teaches wheelchair basketball. Also started working in web design and recently started a job with Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Men)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, bronze (Team - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – silver (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2014, 2018
- Medals: 2 (2 silver)
- Silver – 2018 (Team - Men); 2014 (Team - Men)
