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

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Career

At the age of 13, González represented the United States at the

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and finished in sixth place in the tournament. She was the youngest member on the team. González represented the United States at the

in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal. She again represented the United States at the

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and won a bronze medal.

Personal life

González attends St. Francis de Sales High School in

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. 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. She started playing wheelchair basketball with the Chicago Park District's Skyhawks team.

References

2004 births Living people People from Oak Lawn, Illinois Basketball players from Cook County, Illinois American women's wheelchair basketball players Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for the United States Wheelchair basketball players at the 2023 Parapan American Games Wheelchair basketball players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games 21st-century American women {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub