Adrian King

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Adrian King

King shoots the ball during competition at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics
Personal information
Full name Adrian John King
Nationality  Australia
Born 21 November 1971
Tamworth, New South Wales

Adrian John King, OAM[1] (born 21 November 1971 in Tamworth, New South Wales) [2] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He was part of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, and 2008 Beijing Paralympics.[3] He won a silver medal as part of the 2004 team and a gold medal as part of the 2008 team, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1][3] He is from Queensland.[4]

In 2013, he was honoured in the Tamworth Wall of Olympians.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)". ABC News. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  2. Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  3. 1 2 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
  4. "Paralympic Games Athletes from Queensland 1964-2008". Sporting Wheelies. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  5. "Tamworth Olympians recognised". ABC News. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.


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