Maureen Orchard
Maureen Orchard | |
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Secretary General of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation | |
Personal details | |
Born | Winnipeg |
Nationality | Canadian |
Spouse | Jim Orchard (d. 2008) |
Children | 2 |
Occupation | Sports administrator |
Awards | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
Maureen Orchard was the president of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation from 2002 to 2014, and its secretary general from 2014 to 2018.
Biography
Maureen Orchard began playing
Orchard became involved in wheelchair sports in 1985, when she became the treasurer of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA). As such, she was involved in the creation of the Canadian Wheelchair Basketball Association (CWBA) in 1993, serving as its president from 1993 to 1998. She was inducted into the CWBA Hall of Fame as a builder in 1998.[2] In 2002, she was elected president of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), a position she held for twelve years.[1]
Under her leadership, the IWBF developed a new player classification and identity card system.
Notes
- ^ a b c "Maureen Orchard". Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Maureen Orchard, Builder". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Qualification Tournaments". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Executive Council". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball Builder Maureen Orchard to Join Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Maureen Orchard named as IWBF's first Honorary Secretary General. - IWBF". International Wheelchair Basketball Federation. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ Fuller, Simon (24 September 2018). "Decades of giving back to the sport she loves". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 10 July 2019.