Terry Bywater
 Terry Bywater at Gliders & Rollers World Challenge on 21 July 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Terrance Bywater |
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 28 February 1983 Middlesbrough, England |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (2009) |
| Weight | 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) (2009) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| Event | Men's team |
| Club | Sheffield Steelers |
| Team | Bulldogs |
Medal record | |
Terrance Bywater[1] (born 28 February 1983) is a British wheelchair basketball player. He participated in the 2000 Summer Paralympics, where his team came in fourth place; in the 2004 Summer Paralympics, where he won a bronze medal and was the highest scorer for Great Britain; the 2008 Summer Paralympics, winning another bronze medal; and the 2012 Summer Paralympics, where his team again came in fourth place.[2][3]
Personal
Bywater was born on 28 February 1983 in
Cleveland, North Yorkshire.[2] As of 2009[update], he weighs 74 kilograms (11 st 9 lb) and is 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) tall.[4] He was born without a tibia and a fibula in his left leg, which was amputated when he was two.[5] He has a son, Benjamin Bywater.[5]
Wheelchair basketball
Bywater began playing wheelchair basketball at the age of 13 at an open day in
4.5 point player.[5]
His first championships were the 2001/2002 European Championships in
World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Birmingham, and was fifth place.[5] He won gold in the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth, Israel.[5][7] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the wheelchair basketball team lost to the United States, and finished in fourth position, after losing to Canada, missing out of the finals. He said that not winning a medal at the Paralympics was the "worst moment" of his career.[3][8]
References
- ^ a b "Terry Bywater — The Athletes — Paralympics". Channel4. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Terry Bywater — British Paralympic Association". Paralympics.org.uk. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Paralympics 2012: Terry Bywater rues 'worst moment' of career". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Basketball: Terry Bywater's Paralympic fitness file | Life and style | The Observer". The Guardian. London. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Great Britain Men's wheelchair basketball player Terry Bywater". British Wheelchair Basketball. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Terry Bywater column: Paralympic World Cup is a big test for GB". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "European glory for GB men's wheelchair basketball team". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Paralympics 2012: GB miss out on wheelchair basketball bronze". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
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