Meet Emily Oberst: Silver Medal Paralympian & Wisconsin Native

About this episode

Emily Oberst shares her inspiring journey from cancer diagnosis to becoming a Paralympic athlete.

In this episode of The Cabin, we sit down with Emily Oberst to discuss a journey defined by resilience, strength, and elite competition. Her story goes far beyond sports — after being diagnosed with cancer at just 12 years old, Emily faced challenges that would shape the rest of her life, eventually leading her to the world stage as a Paralympic wheelchair basketball athlete representing Team USA.

People in this episode

Guest: Emily Oberst

Topics covered

• resilience
• strength
• Paralympics
• wheelchair basketball
• cancer journey
• athlete
• competition

Keywords

• Emily Oberst
• Paralympian
• wheelchair basketball
• cancer
• resilience
• Team USA
• Wisconsin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Team USA

Places: Wisconsin

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