Katie Morrow
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Katie Morrow (born 20 September 1999) is a
Biography
Katie Morrow was born on 20 September 1999. She has an older brother. She is from County Antrim in Northern Ireland.[1] She attended Cullybackey College.[2]
As a
Morrow made her debut with the senior national team at the Continental Clash in 2015,[4] and later that year made her international debut as part of the U25 team at the 2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Beijing,[2][5] where it won gold.[6] The European Wheelchair Basketball Championship followed this in Worcester, where Great Britain won bronze,[7] and the 2016 Osaka Cup, where it won silver.[8][9] She won the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Junior Sportsperson of the Year award in March 2016,[2] and in May 2016, she was named as part of Team GB for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1] At 16, she was the youngest player on the team.[3] The British team produced its best ever performance at the Paralympics, making it all the way to the semi-finals, but lost to the semi-final to the United States, and then the bronze medal match to the Netherlands.[10]
Achievements
- 2015: Gold at the 2015 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship (Beijing, China)[6]
- 2015: Bronze at the European Championships (Worcester, England) [7][11]
References
- ^ a b "Paralympic Games: Great Britain's team for Rio 2016". BBC Sport. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Sports Awards: Wheelchair basketball star Katie enjoys fantastic Knight". Ballymena Times. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b "British women's wheelchair basketball team named for Rio". International Paralympic Committee. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Katie Morrow". British Wheelchair Basketball. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Great Britain Team announced for 2015 Women's U25 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships". British Wheelchair Basketball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Great Britain crowned Women's U25 World Champions!". British Wheelchair Basketball. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Germany earn 10th women's European Wheelchair Basketball Championship title as hosts Britain win men's gold". Inside the Games. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Katie in Japan!". Ballymena Guardian. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "GB push Germany in Final, take home Osaka Cup silver". The Undersized Basketball Podcast. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ "Ballymena Schoolgirl Katie Morrow Misses Out on Rio Medal". BBC Sport. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "GB wheelchair basketball name women's squad for Euros". BBC Sport. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
External links
- #GBProud Katie Morrow on YouTube
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