Sarah Stewart (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australia |
Born | 13 June 1976 |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
Disability class | 3.0 |
Event | Women's team |
Club | Sydney University Flames |
Medal record |
Sarah Stewart (born 13 June 1976) is a 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where she won a silver medal; in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal; and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won a second silver medal.
Stewart has played in the Australian Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) and the National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) since 2002. She has won numerous awards, including being named to the 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 WNWBL All-Star Five; the 2009 and 2010 WNWBL
Stewart was first selected to play for the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders, in 2003. Since then she has played over 150 international games for Australia, winning gold medals at the Asia-Oceania 2012 and 2008 Paralympic Qualifiers, the Asia-Oceania 2006 World Cup Qualifiers, and the 2009, 2010 and 2012 Osaka Cup. She was named MVP of the 2012 Osaka Cup and was All-Star Five in the Four-Nation International in Sydney in 2007.
In 2022, Stewart was appointed Chair of Paralympics Australia Athletes Commission.[1]
Personal life
Stewart was born on 13 June 1976. When she was 17 years old she injured her right ankle when she tripped on the stairs. This developed into
Stewart earned the Sydney University Vice Chancellor's Award for Academic and Sporting Achievement in 2004, and the New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) University of Sydney Academic Excellence award in 2009.[6][7] In 2012 she was a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney. She is a vegan and used Twitter to connect with others about being vegan.[3][8]
Wheelchair basketball
Stewart is a
Club
Stewart has played in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) in Australia since 2002, with the North Sydney Bears from 2002 to 2004, the Hills Hornets from 2005 to 2010, and the Sydney University Flames since 2011. In the National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL), a mixed competition, she played for the West Sydney Razorbacks from 2002 to 2011. Since 2011 she has played for the Sydney University Wheelkings.[6]
Stewart won the 2001 and 2002 Encouragement Award in the Women's National Club Championships. In 2002, she was also named the
In the second round of the 2008 season, the Western Stars defeated the Hills Hornets 52–44. Playing for the Hornets, Stewart scored 20 points in her team's loss.[13] Also in the second round that year, the team played the Dandenong Rangers, where Stewart scored 24 points in her team's 72–38 victory.[13]
National team
Stewart was first selected to play for the
Paralympics
Stewart was part of the silver medal-winning team, at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens,[15][16] and the bronze medal-winning team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[16][17] She played in the team's semi-final loss to the United States and was one of Australia's key defenders in the game.[18]
Stewart was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[19] In the group stage, the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics posted wins against Brazil,[20] Great Britain,[21] and the Netherlands,[22] but lost to the Canada.[23] This was enough to advance the Gliders to the quarter-finals, where they beat Mexico.[24] The Gliders then defeated the United States by a point to set up a final clash with Germany.[25] The Gliders lost 44–58, and earned a silver medal.[26]
Statistics
Competition | Season | Matches | FGM–FGA | FG% | 3FGM–3FGA | 3FG% | FTM–FTA | FT% | PF | Pts | TOT | AST | PTS |
WNWBL | 2009 | 16 | 117–351 | 33.3 | 0–13 | 0.0 | 17–40 | 42.5 | 24 | 251 | 12.4 | 4.4 | 15.7 |
WNWBL | 2010 | 14 | 98–275 | 35.6 | 0–7 | 0.0 | 14–41 | 34.1 | 29 | 210 | 12.7 | 4.1 | 15.0 |
WNWBL | 2011 | 18 | 148–371 | 39.9 | 1–9 | 11.1 | 26–51 | 51.0 | 34 | 323 | 11.9 | 3.7 | 17.9 |
WNWBL | 2012 | 18 | 170–380 | 34.7 | 0–16 | 0.0 | 23–45 | 51.1 | 30 | 363 | 12.6 | 4.1 | 20.2 |
WNWBL | 2013 | 16 | 120–280 | 42.9 | 1–10 | 10.0 | 28–49 | 57.1 | 30 | 269 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 16.8 |
FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percentage | 3FGM, 3FGA, 3FG%: three-point field goals made, attempted and percentage |
FTM, FTA, FT%: free throws made, attempted and percentage | PF: personal fouls |
Pts, PTS: points , average per game
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TOT: turnovers average per game, AST: assists average per game |
References
- ^ "New PA Athlete Commission Chair To Take 'Big Picture View'". Paralympics Australia. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Swanton, Will (13 July 2008). "Stewart thinking big on her way to the Games". The Age.
- ^ a b c "Wheelchair Basketball". Media Guide, London 2012 Paralympic Games. Homebush Bay, New South Wales: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. pp. 92–99 [99].
- ^ Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the originalon 26 April 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Profile". London: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Player Statistics for Sarah Stewart (3.0)". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "Kylie to play for Australia — General — Sport — Blacktown Advocate". Blacktown-advocate.whereilive.com.au. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ Budziak, Kimberly (31 August 2012). "Paralympic Basketball Player Follows Vegan Diet". Vegnews.com. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "PhD student and Paralympian". Women in Focus.
- ^ "Wheelchair basketball". NSWIS. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Sarah Stewart". NSWIS. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ a b Nageshwar, Pranesh (1 February 2010). "Back-to-back titles the goal for Hills Hornets". Hills Shire Times. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ a b "WNWBL Round 2 – National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL)". SportingPulse. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Local Gliders". Hills Shire Times. Sydney, Australia. 19 January 2010. p. 77. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Results — Athens 2004 Paralympic Games — Wheelchair Basketball — Women". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ McGarry, Andrew (4 September 2008). "Event guide: Wheelchair basketball". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Hoyer, Melissa (15 September 2008). "Americans shatter Aussie gold medal dream". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ^ Thomas, Stacy (20 July 2010). "Rollers and Gliders announce Paralympic team". Mt Druitt Standard. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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- ^ "Gliders down champions to reach final". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Paxinos, Stathi (9 September 2013). "Gliders get rolled for gold by German muscle". The Age. Retrieved 1 February 2013.