Nate Hinze
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Gold: 3 Silver: 0 Bronze: 1
Quick Facts
Birthday: June 12, 1988
Height: 6'2"
Age: 37
Hometown: Cedar Grove, WI
Education: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Biography
Quick Facts
Son of Ron and Patti Hinze. Has one sister, Melissa, and one brother, Chad. Married to Ashley Martin and has three children
- Was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in his junior year of high school when he was 16 years old
- Went through nine months of chemotherapy and a 14-hour surgery to remove a tumor from his leg
- In that surgery, they replaced his knee and part of his tibia with titanium
- Began playing wheelchair basketball in 2006 at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Currently plays in the NWBA for the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Currently an assistant principal at Port Washington High School
- Hobbies include jet skiing, supporting the Packers, Brewers, and Badgers, hanging out with family and friends and playing video games.
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – silver (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2010, 2014, 2018
- Medals: 3 (2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Silver – 2018 (Team - Men); 2014 (Team - Men)
- Bronze – 2010 (Team - Men)
Paralympic Experience
- 4-time Paralympian; 4-time Paralympic medalist (3 gold, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (Team - Men)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Men)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Men)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, bronze (Team - Men)
