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TOKYO, JAPAN — SEPTEMBER 05: Gold medalist Trevon Jenifer #16 of Team United States celebrates after the men’s Wheelchair Basketball medal ceremony on day 12 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Ariake Arena on September 05, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.
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Trevon Jenifer — Wheelchair basketball
Trevon Jenifer is a 35-year-old wheelchair basketball player from Huntingtown, Maryland.
He’ll be looking to add a fourth Paralympic medal to his trophy case this summer in Paris. Jenifer was on the bronze medal-winning team in 2012, and the gold medal-winning teams in 2016 and 2020.
Jenifer started playing wheelchair basketball in 1992 with team Air Capital in Washington, D.C., according to Team USA. He was born with a congenital amputation that did not form his legs correctly.
He attended Huntingtown High School and wrestled against athletes without disabilities, finishing third in his weight class at the Maryland state tournament his senior year.
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