Career He began playing wheelchair basketball in 1995 and 10 years later joined U23 junior national team
Achievements In 2007 he won a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. A year later, he supported University of Illinois toward collegiate championship win. In 2009, he was named Student-Athlete of the Year at his alma-mater and two years later won bronze at the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 2012 he participated at his first Olympics in London where he won gold.