Jason Nelms (born 1980) is an American

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wheelchair basketball player from

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. He is a 2002 gold medalist at the

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and got a bronze medal in 2010 at the same place. A year later, he was awarded a gold medal at the

2011 Parapan American Games The 4th Parapan American Games took place from November 12 to 20 in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Games are an international multi-sport event for athletes with a physical disability. The Games were held 20 days after the 2011 Pan American Games beg ...

and on

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he was awarded with another bronze one. He was also a four-time NWBA Champion from 2008 to 2012 (excluding 2009). He has been the head coach of the University of Texas at Arlington

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women's wheelchair basketball team since its establishment in 2013.

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* * 1980 births Living people American men's wheelchair basketball players Paralympic wheelchair basketball players for the United States Paralympic bronze medalists for the United States Paralympic medalists in wheelchair basketball Wheelchair basketball players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair basketball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics UT Arlington Mavericks men's wheelchair basketball players Sportspeople from Huntsville, Alabama {{US-Paralympic-medalist-stub