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Austin Belschner

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Wheelchair Rugby
  • Birthplace

    Fort Worth, TX
  • Branch

    Navy
  • Sport

    Archery | Precision Air Sports | Wheelchair Rugby

Machinist’s Mate Third Class Austin Belschner was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. Eager to serve his country, he joined the Navy at age 18. In the course of his watchstanding duties while stationed on the U.S.S. Nimitz, an electrical power box exploded within 10 feet of him. It damaged his hearing, led to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other complications to his health.

In the course of his medical care, he enrolled in Navy Wounded Warrior, and his care team recommended the adaptive sports program as part of his recovery plan.

“The service members that I have met have all been paramount to my recovery and my mental health,” he said, “It really builds that family we all look for. I was at the darkest place in my life, ready to give up and quit. These people kept me out of that mindset. The struggles, the bonds, and the common understanding between one another really keep us all in a very tight chain. I’m grateful for this community.”

During the 2024 Warrior Games, Belschner will compete in archery, shooting, and wheelchair rugby.

Other Teammates

Kolawole Arubuolawe

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Sitting Volleyball | Track

Michael Best

Archery | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Rugby

Dafne Bonachea Tamargo

Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Rugby | Track

Johnathan Boswell

Cycling | Swimming | Wheelchair Rugby

Justin Chase

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track

Isaac Cho

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball

Tiffany Clark

Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Field

Maria Edwards

Indoor Rowing | Track | Field

Vincent Falcetta

Indoor Rowing | Swimming

Edward J Farnon

Cycling | Swimming | Field

Steven Flemming

Archery | Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball

David Fuller

Archery | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Field

Jonathan Gancayco

Indoor Rowing | Field

Abigail Garcia

Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track

Angela Harris

Archery | Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Track | Wheelchair Rugby

Kyle Higginbotham

Archery | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Field

Abdulrahman Ibn Asadullah

Archery | Field | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Rugby

Rachel Iglesias

Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Field

Ainesey Inguanzo

Archery | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming

Jerome Jeffrey

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Field

Malik Jones

Archery | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Basketball | Field

Roberto Lopez

Precision Air Sports | Field

Levi Moore

Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jarek Neczypor

Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Storm Oliver

Powerlifting | Swimming | Field

Johnathan Paige

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Track

Jiesyl Rama

Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Field

Dillon Ripperger

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track | Field

Kayla Saska

Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Field

Michele Schmidt

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Mitchell Sheppard

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track | Wheelchair Basketball

Edward St. Pierre

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Gabrielle Varhola

Archery | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Track | Field

Tiffany Whetstonestaley

Archery | Cycling | Precision Air Sports

Travis Wyatt

Archery | Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Field

Maria Yuvienco

Archery | Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Field

Gabriella Zamora

Archery | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track