Michael Paye
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| Nickname | Mike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 24, 1983 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Arthrogryposis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ron Lykins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael Paye (born March 24, 1983) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States men's national wheelchair basketball team.
Career
Paye has represented the United States at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship four times, winning silver medals in 2006, 2014 and 2018 and a bronze medal in 2010.[1]
Paye has represented the United States in Wheelchair basketball at the Summer Paralympics five times, finishing in seventh place in 2004, fourth place in 2008, winning a bronze medal in 2012 and gold medals in 2016 and 2020.[2]
References
- ^ "Michael Paye". TeamUSA.org. United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Michael Paye". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.