Jeremy Lade

Jeremy "Opie" Lade (born January 6, 1981)[1] is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player and head coach from Oconto, Wisconsin. He was injured in a car accident at age 8, and attended his first wheelchair sports camp at the age of 13 at UW-Whitewater. He is a two-time Parapan American Games gold medalist in both 2007 and 2011. In 2002, he won a gold medal at IWBF World Championship and in 2006 won a silver one from the same place. Six years later, he was awarded a bronze medal for his participation at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and is currently employed as a head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.[2] From 2005 to 2008 he coached Milwaukee Wizards and led them to a Junior National Championship. In his spare time he likes to watch Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Milwaukee Brewers with Michael Jordan being his favorite athlete.[1]

Jeremy Lade
Personal information
BornJanuary 6, 1981 (1981-01-06) (age 42)
Oconto, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality United States
Medals
Men's wheelchair basketball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 KitakyushuTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 AmsterdamTeam

References
  1. "Jeremy Lade, Director of Wheelchair Athletics and Men's Head Coach". University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. "Jeremy Lade". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.


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