Saul Welger

Saul Welger
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1931-04-18)18 April 1931
New York City, New York, United States
Died 10 October 2002(2002-10-10) (aged 71)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Sport
Sport Athletics
Wheelchair basketball
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Athletics
1960 Rome Men's Shot Put C
Wheelchair basketball
1960 Rome Men's Tournament Class B
1964 Tokyo Men's Tournament Class B Incomplete

Saul Welger (18 April 1931 - 10 October 2002) from Brooklyn, New York, was a United States Paralympic athlete. In the 1960 Summer Paralympics and 1964 Summer Paralympics he competed in multiple sports including athletics and, more notably, wheelchair basketball.

In the 1960 and 1964 Paralympics he was a member of the winning United States wheelchair basketball team. In 1976, Welger was inducted into the NWBA Hall of Fame.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nwba.org/news_article/show/540721?referrer_id=2020280
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