born february australian wheelchair basketball player won bronze medal summer paralympics beijing silver medal summer paralympics london world champion personal born february feet nicknamed bird friend high school thought funny sounded like bird moved united_states friends struggled correctly rhymes living nickname stuck hometown victoria award honour acknowledging qualities compassion bravery year presented student went lives queensland gap year england earned graduated working phd health promotion manager education dual seed program enabled elite athletes disability combine study high performance training competition wheelchair basketball encouraged wheelchair basketball invited training camp started playing sport state national level gave grant direct athlete support das program point player plays forward university wheelchair basketball scholarship ended club women national wheelchair basketball league debut played club basketball brisbane based season team captain september plays returned germany league season absence won national championship eighth time spearheaded national title win clinched crucial point field goal final stages national team national team debut competed qualification tournament selected represent australia nations tournament canada players played july played game test series germany member team played osaka cup represented australia world championships team finished fourth paralympics bronze medal winning australia women national wheelchair basketball team known summer paralympics team defeated canada earning medal said team performance worked team medal credit lot hard work dedication october named senior national squad compete paralympic qualifying tournament summer paralympics london captain summer paralympics gold medal game germany played minutes team lost earned silver medal scored point rebounds game failed qualify summer paralympics rio_de_janeiro took coached represented australia summer olympics barcelona limits team mates queensland won gold mixed finals world elite club championships lake
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