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Paul Schulte
Schulte in 2012
No. 14 – Wounded Warriors Abilities Ranch
PositionGuard
LeagueNational Wheelchair Basketball Association
Personal information
Born (1979-03-05) March 5, 1979 (age 45)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality United States /
Listed height6 ft (183 cm)
Career information
High schoolManchester High School (Manchester, Michigan)
CollegeUniversity of Texas at Arlington
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Career playing statistics
Career coaching record
Medals
Men's wheelchair basketball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sydney Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kitakyushu Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Birmingham Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Mexico City Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio De Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
U23 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1997 Toronto Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Blumenau Team

Paul Schulte (born 1979) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.

Biography[edit]

Schulte was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] When he was 10 he got into a car crash and was paralyzed since then. At the age of 14, he participated in his first wheelchair basketball game and by 2002 received a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington. After college, he joined the Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks.[2]

In 1995 he was an NWBA Junior Division Champion and in 1997 won a silver medal at Under 23 World Championship. In 1998, Schulte was awarded with a gold medal at the IWBF World Championship while in 2006 he became a silver medalist and later in 2010 got a bronze medal all of which were in the same place. A year later, he was awarded a gold medal at the 2011 Parapan American Games and during the 2000 and 2012 Summer Paralympics he was awarded with some more bronze medals. He was also a four-time NWBA Champion in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2009.[1] Currently he is married to a woman named Meghan and has a son, Brady.

In 2021, Schulte was a NBC commentator for the Tokyo Paralympics.[3]

Major achievements[edit]

U.S. Men's National Team, Paralympic Games[edit]

  • 2000: Bronze Medal - Paralympic Games, Sydney Australia
  • 2008: Paralympic Games, Beijing China
  • 2012: Bronze Medal - Paralympic Games, London England

U.S. Men's National Team, IWBF World Championships[edit]

  • 1998: Gold Medal - IWBF World Championships, Sydney Australia
  • 2002: Gold Medal - IWBF World Championships, Kitakyushu Japan
  • 2002: Most Valuable Player - IWBF World Championships, Kitakyushu Japan
  • 2006: Silver Medal - IWBF World Championships, Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 2010: Bronze Medal - IWBF World Championships, Birmingham England
  • 2014: Silver Medal - IWBF World Championships, Incheon South Korea

Men's Championship Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association[edit]

  • 4x National Champion, Dallas Wheelchair Mavericks, Championship Division I
  • 1x National Champion, Orlando Wheelchair Magic, Championship Division I
  • 3x Most Valuable Player, Championship Division I, National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
  • Hall of Fame, Class of 2022

Intercollegiate Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association[edit]

  • 1999: Most Valuable Player, Intercollegiate National Tournament
  • 2002: National Champion, Intercollegiate National Tournament
  • 2002: Most Valuable Player, Intercollegiate National Tournament
  • 2002: Sportsmanship Award, Intercollegiate National Tournament
  • 2002: Academic All American, Intercollegiate National Tournament
  • Retired Jersey #20, University of Texas at Arlington

Junior Division, National Wheelchair Basketball Association[edit]

  • 1995: National Champion, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
  • 1997: National Champion, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament
  • 1997: Most Valuable Player, Junior National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

Other[edit]

  • 2002: ESPY Award Nominee, Best Male Athlete with a Disability, Los Angeles USA
  • 2002: Laureus Award Nominee, Best Male Athlete with a Disability, Monaco
  • 2016: Sports Analyst for NBC Sports, 2016 Paralympic Games, Rio De Janeiro
  • 2021: Sports Analyst for NBC Sports, 2020 Paralympic Games, Tokyo
  • Video Sydney Bronze Medal Shot. https://www.facebook.com/TheWillWaller/videos/462538217267091/

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Paul Schulte". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Paul Schulte". PBS. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. ^ NBC announces Commentators for its Coverage of this summer's Tokyo Paralympic Games

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