Talen Jourdan
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Gold: 1 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: October 25, 1999
Height: N/A
Age: 25
Hometown: Deerfield, WI
Education: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Biography
Quick Facts
- His father and mother were athletes
- Grew up playing multiple sports, including baseball, basketball, football, track, snowboarding and wakesurfing
- Suffered a broken T6/T7 vertebrae after experiencing a bout of dizziness and falling out of a tree stand while hunting at the age of 13
- Introduced to wheelchair basketball by three-time Paralympian and former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater head coach, Jeremy "Opie" Lade
- Is a major advocate for the sport of wheelchair basketball
- Hobbies include playing multiple sports to this day, including wakesuring (His father believes he is the first-ever adaptive wakesurfing athlete)
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, 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)
Career Highlights
- ParaPan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (Team - Men)
