born june australian wheelchair basketball player participated summer paralympics athens won silver medal summer paralympics beijing won bronze medal summer paralympics london won second silver medal incomplete result fall building took wheelchair tennis later wheelchair basketball joined australia women national wheelchair basketball team known played international match world wheelchair basketball championship japan international caps personal born new_south_wales june brother died age left home age moved melbourne qualified beauty running hair dressing store managing seven employees life changed year fall building melbourne fractured fourth rendering incomplete lay minutes found spent weeks half months forced parents lived years year accident managing stores degree attended scholarship works primary school teacher lives new_south_wales wheelchair basketball point player plays guard took wheelchair tennis rehabilitation royal tennis team entered basketball competition fun season gave grants das program scheme provides direct financial support elite athletes received scholarship awarded chancellor award academic sporting excellence university blue club played played second round season defeated western stars despite late game scored points team victory played time star player moving melbourne began playing victoria team roster national team international caps australia women national wheelchair basketball team generally known joined team missed selection summer paralympics sydney played game test series canberra japan women national wheelchair basketball team held march australian hosted international paralympics selected play wheelchair basketball championship japan winning bronze medal later world championships finished fourth time selected represent australia nations tournament canada players played selected participate national team training camp captained team osaka cup world championships year july played game test series germany paralympics silver medal winning team summer paralympics athens bronze medal winning team summer paralympics beijing summer paralympics london took court twice time team victory great_britain august played minutes seconds second team victory mexico women national wheelchair basketball team played minutes seconds awarded silver medal team defeated germany final retirement december officially announced retirement people concluded remarks saying proud
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