Michael Paye Explained

Michael Paye
Nickname:	Mike
Nationality:	American
Sport:	Wheelchair basketball
Coach:	Ron Lykins
Disability:	Arthrogryposis
Disability Class:	3.0
Birth Date:	24 March 1983
Birth Place:	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Michael Paye (born March 24, 1983) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team.

Career

Paye has represented the United States at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship four times, winning silver medals in 2006, 2014 and 2018 and a bronze medal in 2010.^[1]

Paye has represented the United States in Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics five times, finishing in seventh place in 2004, fourth place in 2008, winning a bronze medal in 2012 and gold medals in 2016 and 2020.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael Paye . https://web.archive.org/web/20151231211755/http://www.teamusa.org/para-wheelchair-basketball/athletes/Michael-Paye . dead . December 31, 2015 . TeamUSA.org . . September 9, 2021.
2. Web site: Michael Paye . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . September 9, 2021 . September 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210909071140/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-basketball/athlete-profile-n1691751-paye-michael.htm . dead .