AJ Fitzpatrick
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | AJ Daxton Fitzpatrick |
| Born | August 28, 2004[1] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| Disability | Arthrogryposis |
| Disability class | 3.5 |
Medal record | |
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AJ Daxton Fitzpatrick (born August 28, 2004) 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
[edit | edit source]Fitzpatrick attended Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On May 17, 2022, he signed to play wheelchair basketball at University of Wisconsin–Whitewater.[2][3] During his freshman season, he was named to the 2022–23 All-Rookie Team.[4] He helped lead the Warhawk's to the 2024 National Wheelchair Basketball Association men's intercollegiate division national championship.[5][6] He won a gold medal in wheelchair basketball.[7]
Career
[edit | edit source]In November 2023, Fitzpatrick 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.[8] On March 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Fitzpatrick was diagnosed with arthrogryposis at birth.[11]
References
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External links
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- American men's wheelchair basketball players
- People from Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games
- Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for the United States
- Wheelchair basketball players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball
- Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- Parapan American Games medalists in wheelchair basketball
- Parapan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- American basketball biography, 2000s birth stubs
- American Paralympic medalist stubs
- Wheelchair basketball biography stubs