Josie Aslakson

Quick Facts

• Daughter of Theodore Aslakson and Becky Miller

• Was involved in a car crash at the age of five that caused her to be paralyzed from the waist down

• Discovered basketball at the age of 13 at the Courage Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota after seeing the basketball team practice while she was at an archery lesson
• Played basketball at Jordan High School before attending the University of Texas at Arlington where she played for the Lady Movin’ Mavs
• Transferred to New York University to study dramatic writing
• Currently the head coach of the women's wheelchair basketball team at the University of Arizona
• Hobbies include writing, art, film, spirituality and traveling

Paralympic Experience

• 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
• Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Team - Women)
• Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team - Women)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Team - Women)
• Years of participation: Team - Women 2018, 2023
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
• Bronze – 2023 (Team - Women)