Adam Deans
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Adam Deans (born 16 June 1988) is a
2014 Incheon World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, and in 2016, he was selected for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
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Biography
Adam Deans was born on 16 June 1988. He lives in
MRI in July revealed that the chemotherapy had been ineffective, and the leg was amputated on 23 August 2005. After two weeks at Shenton Park Rehabilitation Hospital, he returned to school, and completed his Year 12 exams.[3]
In 2008 a friend took him to see the
4.0 point player.[3] The Wheelcats went on to win the NWBL championships in 2009, 2010, 2013 and 2014.[5] That year he was selected for the U23 team (the Spinners) for the IWBF U23 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Paris,[1] and then made his debut with the national team, the Rollers in August.[1] He was the Wheelchair Sports WA rookie of the year in 2009, and was awarded a $2,000 Redkite Dare to Dream scholarship, enabling him to buy a custom-made wheelchair.[4]
A broken wrist sidelined Deans in 2010, and he missed out on selection for the
2014 Incheon World Wheelchair Basketball Championship. He graduated from Edith Cowan University with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in sports science, in 2014. He was awarded its Elite Athlete of the Year award in November 2014, and in 2016 commenced studying for a diploma in primary Education.[1] In June 2016, he toured Great Britain for the 2016 Continental Clash against Canada, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands and the United States.[6] The Rollers were defeated by the United States, and won silver.[1] In 2016, he was selected for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7] He was one of five Rollers selected for their first Paralympics[7] where they finished sixth.[8]
References
- ^ Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- YouTube
- ^ a b c "My Story". Adam Deans. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ a b Croy, Liam (23 November 2010). "Chasing the Dream" (PDF). Stirling Times. p. 23. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Award Winners - National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL)". Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Australian Rollers Name Team for 2016 Continental Clash". Basketball Australia. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ Australian Paralympic Committee. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Hosts shock Rollers to end Rio campaign". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
External links
- Adam Deans at the International Paralympic Committee
- Adam Deans at Paralympics Australia
- Adam Deans at Basketball Australia
- Adam Deans on X
- "Adam Deans - Documentary". Vimeo. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
