46. Brian Bell
Brian lost his leg at the age of 10 due to a train accident. After he finished rehabilitation, he wanted to get back to playing his favorite sports: basketball and football. He played middle school football on his prosthetic until it became too strenuous. His mother discovered the Lakeshore Foundation, a U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Site in Birmingham, Alabama, where he fell in love with the wheelchair basketball after a attending sport camps for children with disabilities at the age of 12....Married to Diane Bell and they have five children. Brian enjoys drawing, playing video games, reading, cooking, and hanging out with friends and family.
Paralympic Experience
- One-time Paralympian (2016); One-time medalist (1 gold)
- Paralympic Games Rio 2016, gold
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – silver
- Years of competition: 2014, 2018
- Medals: 2 (silver)