born ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁First ▁Nations ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁player . ▁Peter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dun can , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁and ▁currently ▁res ides ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁When ▁Richard ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁was ▁injured ▁in ▁a ▁bus ▁accident , ▁leaving ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁wheel ch air ▁ever ▁since . ▁He ▁began ▁playing ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁came ▁to ▁his ▁school ▁and ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁wheel ch air ▁sports . ▁Since ▁then , ▁Peter ▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Par al ym pic ▁Games , ▁winning ▁the ▁gold ▁metal ▁for ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁for ▁three ▁of ▁those ▁years . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Richard ▁Peter ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁British ▁Columbia ’ s ▁largest ▁First ▁Nations ▁community , ▁the ▁Cow ich an ▁Trib es ▁reserve ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁par ap leg ic ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁run ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁bus ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four . ▁His ▁parents ▁are ▁Leonard ▁and ▁Gl oria ▁Peter . ▁Both ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁his ▁tribe ▁encourag ed ▁him ▁to ▁play ▁sports , ▁and ▁the ▁tribe ▁contributed ▁when ▁financial ▁aid ▁was ▁needed . ▁He ▁began ▁playing ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁at ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁Canadian