born june point australian wheelchair basketball player plays forward centre bronze medal winning australia women national wheelchair basketball team summer paralympics beijing active fund raising early age took group children missing limbs paralympic games sydney saw australia women national wheelchair basketball team known action time inspired wheelchair basketball entered half scholarship won national championships women team team finished fourth amsterdam played professionally italy selected team played summer paralympic games london won bronze medal men european championships year returned line osaka cup asian thailand world championships held canada june personal born june birth legs shorter right foot eighteen months old attended outer eastern melbourne suburb regularly represented television newspapers good friday appeal involved fund raising group children missing limbs paralympic games sydney cheer squad sydney saw australia women national wheelchair basketball team known action time later founded charitable organisation helped establish program focus connecting indigenous young people disability sport education employment lifestyle opportunities modelled clothing company gone number nicknames including wheelchair basketball point player plays played junior stand basketball sydney games persuaded try wheelchair basketball family friend wheelchair basketball legend paralympic athletic champions joined development represented state victoria year member participated overseas tournament new_zealand victorian team adelaide travelled toronto canada represented australia time tri nation tournament united_states graduated high school received offer half scholarship coached awarded scholarship went win national championships team game scored career high points national team roosevelt tournament georgia amsterdam australia finished fourth line osaka cup finished second sydney finished friendly games held alongside tournament finished second line summer paralympics beijing defeated japan bronze medal game recruited reigning champions season winning bronze medal european championships turkey played scoring competition rare triple double played bears team earning consecutive runner medals february returned national team osaka cup successfully defended title won asian november
Kathleen O'Kelly-Kennedy