Jeffer Ward
Biography:
Born in Colombia and raised in the U.S. and Korea, it wasn’t until Jeffer Ward moved to Vancouver that he found organized wheelchair basketball as a 13-year-old.
Ward, born with Arthrogryposis, a term used to describe a variety of conditions involving multiple joint contractures or stiffness, was first introduced to wheelchair basketball at week-long summer camps in the U.S., where he also had the opportunity to try wheelchair tennis and wheelchair rugby, among other para sports.
At age six, Ward’s family moved to Korea, where his mother taught at an international school, and his father worked in the school’s IT department.
Without access to organized wheelchair basketball practices or games, Ward taught himself.
After eight years in Korea, the family returned to North America and settled in Vancouver; that’s when Ward’s mother found the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society.
Off the court, Ward is a second-year general studies student at Douglas College in Coquitlam, B.C. – he is in the process of transferring into the therapeutic recreation program.
Interesting Facts
- Calls Chris Brown his favourite artist
- Hawaii is his go-to vacation destination
- Has a cat named Blue
- Lived in Korea for eight years
- Attended Douglas College in Vancouver
- Committed to Eastern Washington University, where he plans on studying therapeutic recreation.
Major International Competition
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| U23 Men’s World Championship: 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th (’25) |
Career Notes
2025: Named to Team Canada’s Men’s Under-23 World Championship roster… Qualified for Under-23 World Championship with a 55-54 victory over Brazil in semifinals at the IWBF Men’s U23 Americas Championship in Bogotá, Colombia…First place with BC Junior Grizzlies at Junior West Championship… Named tournament MVP at Junior West Championship… Competed with the BC Grizzlies at the CWBL Final… Fifth-place at National Championship with Team BC.
2024: 1st place with BC 1 at the Junior West Championship in Regina, Sask…4th place finish with the BC Grizzlies at the CWBL National Championships in Fredericton, N.B… 2nd place finish with Canadian NextGen Team at Kitakyushu Champions Cup in Kitakyushu, Japan.
2023: 1st place at Canada Winter Games with Team BC in Charlottetown, P.E.I… 1st place in Division 2 at the CWBL National Championships with the BC Orcas in Richmond, B.C.
2022: 1st place finish at the Junior National Championship with Team BC in Charlottetown, P.E.I.