born september australian point player wheelchair basketball player participated summer paralympics athens won silver medal summer paralympics beijing won bronze medal summer paralympics london won second silver medal win dedicated lifelong friend shannon began playing wheelchair basketball initially contemplating developing skills debut championship rangers sides selected australia women national wheelchair basketball team known represented australia winning bronze medal team world wheelchair basketball championship played wheelchair basketball team named american season team won national championships personal born victoria september incomplete grew went graduated bachelor science degree completing studies took position production assistant tonight basketball point player began playing wheelchair basketball financial year gave grant program received club debut played played team won title captain round game rangers won scored points team qualified league finals scored points game bears team walk away champions score season named league valuable point player member star university played team country division coached team starting point guard early season wheelchair broke play games played borrowed chair bloody bruised knees named american season games team won december scored total points rebounds assists named valuable player mvp series team finished series record january game 7th ranked alabama team won scored points game tournament team defeated season team won national championships defeating championship game team won national championship named tournament mvp team victory scored points year junior played point guard team team played number men teams season january team lost games men teams including loss southwest minnesota state scored points loss scored points loss april named national championships season named year national team selected australia women national wheelchair basketball team known represented australia winning bronze medal team world wheelchair basketball championship team world championships team came fourth team won osaka cup japan february captain osaka cup successfully defended title won named mvp tournament paralympics athens beijing won silver medals bronze medal team competed summer paralympics group stage australia women national wheelchair basketball team posted wins brazil great_britain netherlands lost canada advance quarter finals beat mexico defeated united_states point set final clash germany gold medal game lost earned silver medal scored points game played minutes statistics
Shelley Chaplin