Steven Elliott
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 22 February 1995 |
| Sport | |
| Position | Point guard |
| Disability class | 4.0 |
Medal record | |
Steven Elliott (born 22 February 1995) is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia.
Biography
[edit]Elliott was born on 22 February 1995.[1] He contracted transverse myelitis.[2] in 2018, he is studying Sports Studies degree at the University of the Sunshine Coast. [3]
He took up wheelchair basketball at fourteen. [1]Elliott was a member of the Spinners, the Australian under-23 wheelchair basketball team that won the bronze medal at the world championships in Toronto, Canada.[4] In 2018, he was a member of the Rollers that won the bronze medal at 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Hamburg, Germany. [5]
He is a member of Queensland Spinning Bullets in the National Wheelchair Basketball League. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Steven Elliott". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Uni SEEDS are growing para-athletes". Sunshine Coast Times. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "USC wheelchair basketballer selected for Australia". University of the Sunshine Coast website. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "USC gun Steven Elliott shoots for the stars after team's world title success". Gympie Times. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Rollers earn bronze at the 2018 World Championships". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 28 August 2018.