Alejandra Ibáñez

Alejandra Ibáñez
Personal information
NicknameAli
Born (2000-01-26) January 26, 2000 (age 24)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height4 ft 10 in (1.47 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
DisabilityArthrogryposis
Disability class2.5
College teamUniversity of Illinois
Coached byStephanie Wheeler
Trooper Johnson
Medal record
Women's wheelchair basketball
Representing the  United States
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Dubai Team
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
U25 Women's World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Suphanburi Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bangkok Team

Alejandra Ibáñez (born January 26, 2000) is an American wheelchair basketball player. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Ibáñez made her international debut for the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.[1]

Ibáñez represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal.[2]

She represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal.[3]

On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ali Ibáñez". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alejandra Ibáñez". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. March 30, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.


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