Jeromie Meyer

Jeromie Meyer
Personal information
Full nameJeromie Alex Meyer II
Born (1997-04-11) April 11, 1997 (age 27)[1]
Woodbine, Iowa, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Nebraska Omaha
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class2.0
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dubai Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team

Jeromie Alex Meyer II (born April 11, 1997) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Early life and education

Meyer attended Woodbine High School in Woodbine, Iowa. He then played wheelchair basketball at University of Nebraska Omaha, where he was a founding member of the Nebraska Red Dawgs.[2][3]

Career

Meyer represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[4][5]

In November 2023, he represented the United States at the 2023 Parapan American Games and won a gold medal in wheelchair basketball. As a result, Team USA automatically qualified to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6] On March 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7] [8] He won a gold medal in wheelchair basketball.[9]

Personal life

Meyer was struck by a drunk driver while riding his bicycle at nine years old.[10] He broke every bone in his right leg, suffered a fractured skull and lacerations on both of his knees from the handlebars, and a T-10 spinal contusion, which left him paralyzed from the hips down. [2]

References

  1. ^ "Jeromie Meyer". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Baxter, Blake (April 15, 2017). "Jeromie Meyer is a Maverick now, but could be a Paralympian with Team USA basketball next". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Intro to adaptive sports fuels international success". madonna.org. April 24, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "USA win men's title at Wheelchair Basketball Worlds, Netherlands defend women's title". paralympic.org. June 21, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "GOLD SECURED. Team USA Earns Gold at 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games; Receives Automatic Qualifier to 2024 Paris Paralympic Games". nwba.org. November 25, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Men's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. March 30, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Mannix, Kelsey (June 9, 2024). "UNO grad, Iowa native Jeromie Meyer makes Team USA wheelchair basketball team for Paris". 3newsnow.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Hendricks, Maggie (September 9, 2024). "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games: Team USA men's wheelchair basketball takes historic gold". olympics.com. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  10. ^ Andrews, Aidan (August 13, 2024). "Former patient at Madonna in Lincoln set to compete in Paralympics". KLKN. Retrieved August 28, 2024.


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