Ixhelt González Explained

Ixhelt González
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
Coach:Trooper Johnson
Disability:Femoral anteversion
Disability Class:4.5
Birth Date:1 June 2004
Birth Place:Oak Lawn, Illinois, U.S.

Ixhelt González (born June 1, 2004) an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

At the age of 13, González represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and finished in sixth place in the tournament. She was the youngest member on the team.[1] [2] González represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal.[3]

She again 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]

Personal life

González attends St. Francis de Sales High School in Chicago, Illinois. She was diagnosed with femoral anteversion, which causes her hips and feet to twist inward but does not require her to use a wheelchair in her daily life.[8] She started playing wheelchair basketball with the Chicago Park District's Skyhawks team.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet The 12 Members Of The U.S. Paralympic Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team . TeamUSA.com . . Todd . Kortemeier . July 12, 2021 . September 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: 'She has the skills': Teen earns spot on U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team . . Meghan . Holohan . January 16, 2018 . September 5, 2021.
  3. Web site: Ixheit González . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . September 5, 2021 . September 5, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905054906/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-basketball/athlete-profile-n1691732-gonzalez-ixhelt.htm . dead .
  4. Web site: U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes . TeamUSA.com . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee . Steve . Goldberg . June 9, 2023 . June 9, 2023.
  5. Web site: Parapan American Games Roster Selected for 2023 USA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team . nwba.org . July 22, 2023 . July 21, 2024.
  6. Web site: 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 . July 21, 2024.
  7. Web site: Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team . nwba.org . March 30, 2024 . July 21, 2024.
  8. Web site: Ixheit González . https://web.archive.org/web/20210905054906/https://www.teamusa.org/para-wheelchair-basketball/athletes/Ixhelt-Gonzalez . dead . September 5, 2021 . TeamUSA.com . United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee . September 5, 2021.
  9. Web site: Chicago 13-year-old makes U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team . Hosea . Sanders . Cheryl . Burton . Marissa N. . Isang . abc7chicago.com . January 28, 2018 . February 7, 2022.

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