Paula Coghlan

Paula Coghlan

Coghlan aims her shot during competition at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	14 October 1965 Box Hill, Victoria
Medal record Wheelchair basketball Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Women's wheelchair basketball 2004 Athens Women's wheelchair basketball

Coghlan shoots the ball during a match at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics

Paula Coghlan (born 14 October 1965)^[1] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. Born in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill,^[1] She was part of the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team (Gliders) at four Paralympics: the 1992 Barcelona, 1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, and 2004 Athens games. ^[1]She was a member of the Gliders team that won silver medals in 2000 and 2004. ^[2] She competed as Paula Lohman at the 1992 Games and at the 1996 Games she competed as Paula Ewin.^[2] Coghlan was the Gliders team captain at the 2004 Games.^[3] She was the domestic partner of wheelchair basketballer Sandy Blythe for eight years until his suicide in 2005.^[4]

References

1. "Australian Paralympic Media guide : 2000 Paralympic Games Sydney" (PDF). Australian Sport Publications Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
2. "Search results for Australian Paralympians whose first name is "Paula"". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
3. Halloran, Jessica (17 September 2004). "Young balladeer strikes positive note". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
4. Edmund, Sam (22 November 2005). "Tributes flow for trailblazer; Tragic death of Paralympian". Herald Sun. p. 9.