Jacob Williams (born August 2, 1991) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team.[1]

Jacob Williams
Personal information
NicknameJake
NationalityAmerican
Born (1991-08-02) August 2, 1991 (age 32)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sport
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class2.5
Coached byMiguel Vaquero
Ron Lykins
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Dubai Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hamburg Team
Parapan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team

Career edit

Williams represented the United States in wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics twice, winning gold medals in 2016 and 2020.[2]

He represented the United States 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a gold medal.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jake Williams". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jacob Williams". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Steve (June 9, 2023). "U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes". teamusa.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.