Dylan Alcott
2016 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Alcott
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Dylan Martin Alcott, OAM (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian wheelchair basketballer, wheelchair tennis player and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australian "Rollers" wheelchair basketball team and a crucial component in the Rollers gold medal win at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. At the age of 17 he became the youngest ever gold medal winner for wheelchair basketball, and was the youngest to compete in the Wheelchair Basketball competition. In 2014, he returned to wheelchair tennis with the aiming of participating at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won gold medals in the Men's Quad Singles and Doubles. He was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year due to his outstanding achievements at Rio Paralympics.
Alcott was born in Melbourne to parents Martin and Resie. He has an older brother Zack. He was born with a tumor wrapped around his spinal cord which was operated on during the first few weeks of his life. The tumor was successfully cut out, however it left Alcott a paraplegic, leaving him a wheelchair user for the rest of his life.
Alcott attended Brighton Grammar School from grade 6, and quickly developed a love for sport, and competed for Victoria in swimming, and Australia for wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball. Alcott graduated Brighton Grammar school in 2008 as a prefect, and is now a member of their school Hall of Fame.
Alcott's first sport of choice was wheelchair tennis, where he represented Australia on numerous occasions, reaching a ranking of 100 in the world by age 16 (4th in the world under-18s).
Alcott played his first game of wheelchair basketball at 14 years and 6 months. He was encouraged to play basketball due to his 6’4” arms and big hands. Alcott made his debut for the rollers in the VISA paralympic world cup, where they won a medal. He continued to hold his spot and was a member of the Rollers who travelled to the Beijing warm up tournament in January 2008. He has made his name in basketball through his impressive performances in the national league competition, competing for the Dandenong Rangers and being selected in the all star team for 2008. He has achieved success through junior competition as well; being named the Most Valuable Player at the Junior National Basketball Championships.
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