Wayne Broeren

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.

Wayne Broeren

Personal information
Full name	Wayne Henry Broeren
Nationality	American
Born	(1933-03-02)2 March 1933 Tiskilwa, Illinois, United States
Died	25 March 1991(1991-03-25) (aged 58) Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Sport
Sport	Dartchery Wheelchair basketball
Medal record Representing  United States Paralympic Games Dartchery 1960 Rome Mixed Pairs Open Wheelchair basketball 1960 Rome Men's Tournament Class B

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.[1]

FAMILY

Wayne married Cecil Marie Creath. They had four children, Stuart, Rachel, Timothy and Thomas.