John Gilbert has a nice souvenir from his overseas travels this summer. Gilbert won a gold medal Tuesday playing for the United States team in the International Wheelchair Basketball Association's Under-23 World Championships in Paris. Gilbert, from Fairfax, Mo., is a member of the MU wheelchair basketball team.
MU wheelchair basketball player part of world championship
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | 8:49 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:40 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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