 Jeff Glasbrenner Below the Knee Amputee Stats Date of Birth: January 20, 1973 Current home: Little Rock, Arkansas Occupation: Athlete, Motivational Speaker, and Stay-at-home Dad Sports: Triathlon, Wheelchair Basketball, Running, and Cycling Jeff's opportunity in life came on July 30, 1981. On this day, he was involved in a traumatic farming accident, leaving him a below-the-knee amputee. Most would call this a tragedy. Jeff would say it was his greatest opportunity because, like any situation, you can either embrace it and make the best of it, or you can regret it and fail. He chose to embrace this unique opportunity. Jeff is a World Record holder for points scored in a single wheelchair basketball game. In the 2004 National Championship game, he scored 63 points and pulled down 27 rebounds. He is a two-time World Champion, three-time Paralympian (2000, 2004, 2008), four-time National Champion, and Eurocup Champion. Just over three years ago, Jeff became involved in the sport of triathlon. He is a four-time Ironman finisher. Two weeks after the Paralympics in Beijing, Jeff will be competing in the Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii. Highlights: 2008 Ironman Malaysia - 1st place physically challenged Selected to the US National Team wheelchair basketball for the '08 Paralympics (Beijing, China) Sept 4-17th Named to the US National Team for Triathlon Mad City Half Marathon - 1 hr 48 min ITU Triathlon World Championships Vancouver, Canada - 4th Place Selected to compete in Ironman World Championships Kona, Hawaii 2007 70.3 Half Ironman World Championships Clearwater, Fl - 1st Place Physically Challenged Division
Ironman Wisconsin - 1st Place Physically Challenged ITU World Championships - Hamburg, Germany - 3rd Place Physically Challenged Chicago Triathlon - 1st Place Physically Challenged NBA/NWBA All-Star Selection (Las Vegas, NV) - Game MVP NWBA Division 1 National Champion (4th year in a row) Dallas Mavericks NWBA Division 1 National Championships - 1st Team All Tournament team (4th year in a row) Ironman Malaysia (Feb. 24th) - 2nd place Physically Challenged Division TRI ONE O ONE (101 total miles) Triathlon - 1st Place Physically Challenged Division Memphis in May Triathlon 2006 CATS Half Iron Distance Triathlon - Arkadelphia, Arkansas - 1st place PC division Buffalo Springs 70.3 Half Ironman - Lubbock, TX -1st place PC Division 5:38:24 NYC Olympic Distance Triathlon (PC National championships) - 3rd place 1:34:47 Memphis in May Olympic Distance Triathlon - Memphis, TN - 1st place PC Division ArkanThaw Olympic Distance - Benton, AR - 1st place PC Division Extreme Bowl 4 (wheelchair football) Las Vegas, NV - 2nd place 2005 ITU World championships - Honolulu, HI - Silver medalist PC division NWBA Division 1 - National Champions Dallas Mavericks NWBA Finals - Division 1 All Tournament Team National Champion Half Ironman Triathlon - Arkadelphia, AR 2004
Paralympic Games - Athens, Greece Pioneer Classic Most Valuable Player NWBA National Championships - Scored record 63 points/26 rebounds NWBA Division 1 - National Champions Denver Nuggets NWBA Divison 1 - Most Valuable Player Member, US National Team World Challenge in Great Britain - All Star Team 2003 Italian Cup - Sardina, Italy - Champions Eurocup Championship - Manchester, England - Champions 2002 Gold Cup World Championships - Kitakyushu, Japan Gold Medal World Champions Selected to the US National Team Captain of the US National Team Copas de America - Vitora, Brazil - Second Place Roosevelt International Tournament - Warm Springs, GA - Second Place Spanish League - Most Valuable Player Kings Cup, Spain - Most Valuable Player European Qualifying Tournament - Utrecht, Holland Champions & Most Valuable Player Eurocup Championship - Sevilla, Spain - 4th Place 2001 Eurocup Championships - Giulianova, Italy Most Valuable Player & 4th Place Champions Cup - Italy - Team Player Award Torneo Caja Espana - Spain - Most Valuable Player Kings Cup - Alcala, Spain - Most Valuable Player Kings Cup - Alcala, Spain - Second Place Campeonato de Espana - Most Valuable Player Interantional Club Invitational - Paris, France - 2nd Place Member US National Team Spanish League Most Valuable Player 2000 Paralympic Games - Sydney Australia Bronze Medal Member US National Team World Club Championships - Madrid, Spain Gold Medal Champions 52nd National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament- Chicago, IL Division 1 Sportsmanship Award & Second Place Team Live Life Without Limitations! |