Lindsey Zurbrugg Explained

Lindsey Zurbrugg
Fullname:Lindsey Alma Zurbrugg
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
Coach:Christina Schwab
Disability Class:2.5
Birth Date:22 September 1998
Birth Place:Hillsboro, Oregon, U.S.

Lindsey Alma Zurbrugg (born September 22, 1998) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Career

Zurbrugg represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and finished in sixth place in the tournament. In August 2019 she competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a silver medal.[2]

Zurbrugg represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal.[3] [4]

She again represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal.[5]

In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a gold medal.[6] As a result, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7] On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lindsey Zurbrugg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803100432/https://www.teamusa.org/para-wheelchair-basketball/athletes/Lindsey-Zurbrugg . dead . August 3, 2020 . TeamUSA.org . . September 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Meet The 12 Members Of The U.S. Paralympic Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team . TeamUSA.org . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee . Todd . Kortemeier . July 12, 2021 . September 5, 2021.
  3. Web site: Hillsboro's Zurbrugg preps for Paralympic Games . . Wade . Evanson . July 6, 2021 . September 5, 2021.
  4. Web site: Lindsey Zurbrugg . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . September 5, 2021 . September 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905053304/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-basketball/athlete-profile-n1691746-zurbrugg-lindsey.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes . TeamUSA.org . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee . Steve . Goldberg . June 9, 2023 . June 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: Parapan American Games Roster Selected for 2023 USA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team . nwba.org . July 22, 2023 . July 21, 2024.
  7. Web site: Ticket Punched: We're Going to Paris! Team USA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Defeats Rival Canada, 62-56, to Secure Gold at the 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games . nwba.org . November 24, 2023 . July 21, 2024.
  8. Web site: Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team . nwba.org . March 30, 2024 . July 21, 2024.

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