Ryan Neiswender
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Gold: 1 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: May 11, 1994
Height: 5'1"
Age: 31
Hometown: Lebanon, PA
Education: Cedar Crest High School (Lebanon, Pa.) ‘13 University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ‘17, Kinesiology
Biography
Quick Facts
- Son of Daryl and Peg Neiswender
- Has a sister named Lauren
- Married to Lauren Neiswender, a former soccer player at the University of Illinois
- Started playing wheelchair basketball in 2002
- Four-time collegiate All-American
- Born with arthrogryposis, a muscle disorder, that prevented the joints in his legs from developing properly
- Wants to be remembered as someone who is the same person in the gym that you meet outside of basketball
- Hobbies include reading, playing tennis, golfing, fishing, being on the water, hanging out with friends and traveling
- Listens to country music, hip-hop and R&B
- His ideal superpower would be teleportation
- Favorite time of the year is March Madness.
Career Highlights
- 2017 America's Cup Zonal Qualifier, gold
- 2013 America's Cup Zonal Qualifier, gold
- University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign, NCAA All-American
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, gold (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – gold (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2023
- Medals: 1 (1 gold)
- Gold – 2023 (Team - Men)
