Wayne Broeren
American Paralympic athlete
About Wayne Broeren
Lived 1933 – 1991 (aged 58). Wayne Broeren was an American wheelchair basketball player.
Wayne Henry Broeren (2 March 1933 – 26 March 1991) from Champaign, Illinois, was a United States Paralympic athlete. In the 1960 Summer Paralympics, he competed in multiple sports including dartchery and wheelchair basketball.
In the 1960, he was a member of the winning United States wheelchair basketball team and one half of the pair that won the mixed dartchery, along with Jack Whitman.
In 2004 he was posthumously honoured with a letter by his alma mater, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
Personal life Wayne married Cecil Marie Creath. They had four children: Stuart, Rachel, Timothy and Thomas.
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Who was Wayne Broeren?
American Paralympic athlete
When was Wayne Broeren born?
Wayne Broeren was born on 2 March 1933 in Tiskilwa.
When did Wayne Broeren die?
Wayne Broeren died on 26 March 1991 in Fort Myers.
What was Wayne Broeren's occupation?
Wayne Broeren was a wheelchair basketball player.
What nationality was Wayne Broeren?
Wayne Broeren was American.
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