Abigail Vivian Bauleke (born July 31, 2001) is an American wheelchair basketball player and member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. She represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Full name | Abigail Vivian Bauleke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Abby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 31, 2001 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Christina Schwab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn May 2019 she represented the U25 Women's team at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and won a gold medal.[1][2]
Bauleke represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal.[3]
She represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal.[4]
In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a gold medal.[5] As a result, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[6] On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[7]
References
edit- ^ "USA crowned 2019 Women's U25 World Champions". iwbf-u25wbwc.com. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Abby Bauleke". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
- ^ "Abigail Bauleke". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Parapan American Games Roster Selected for 2023 USA Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "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. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
- ^ "Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team". nwba.org. March 30, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
External links
edit- Abby Bauleke at the International Paralympic Committee
- Abby Bauleke at Team USA (archive June 11, 2023)
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