Bailey Moody Explained

Bailey Moody
Fullname:Bailey Grace Moody
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
Coach:Christina Schwab
Collegeteam:University of Alabama
Disability Class:4.0
Birth Date:16 November 2001
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Bailey Grace Moody (born November 16, 2001) is an American wheelchair basketball player and a member of the United States women's national wheelchair basketball team. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Early life

Moody was diagnosed with stage four osteosarcoma at age 10. She underwent a rotationplasty, that resulted in the amputation of her right leg, to save her chance at an active life, despite facing eight months of chemotherapy.[2] [3] She attended Providence Christian Academy in Lilburn, Georgia and attends the University of Alabama.[4] [5]

Career

Moody represented the United States at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship and finished in sixth place in the tournament. In August 2019 she competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a silver medal.[6]

Moody represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the wheelchair basketball women's tournament and won a bronze medal.[7] [8]

She again represented the United States at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal.[9]

In November 2023 she competed at the 2023 Parapan American Games in the wheelchair basketball tournament and won a gold medal.[10] As a result, the team earned an automatic bid to the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[11] On March 30, 2024, she was named to Team USA's roster to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bailey Moody . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022154708/https://www.teamusa.org/para-wheelchair-basketball/athletes/Bailey-Moody . dead . October 22, 2020 . teamusa.org . September 5, 2021.
  2. Web site: Bailey Moody . challengedathletes.org . May 19, 2024.
  3. Web site: Alumni Spotlight: Bailey Moody . challengedathletes.org . May 19, 2024.
  4. Web site: Providence Christian sophomore overcomes cancer, joins U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team . . Trevor . McNaboe . February 1, 2018 . May 19, 2024.
  5. Web site: How Alabama's Bailey Moody Turned a 'Really Hard Thing' into Championship Triumphs . SI.com . . Katie . Windham . June 21, 2023 . May 19, 2024.
  6. Web site: Meet The 12 Members Of The U.S. Paralympic Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team . olympics.com . Todd . Kortemeier . July 12, 2021 . September 5, 2021.
  7. Web site: From Johns Creek to Tokyo: Bailey Moody is ready for her Paralympic shot . . Nancy . Clanton . August 13, 2021 . September 5, 2021.
  8. Web site: Bailey Moody . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022154708/https://www.teamusa.org/para-wheelchair-basketball/athletes/Bailey-Moody . dead . October 22, 2020 . olympics.com . September 5, 2021.
  9. Web site: U.S. Squads Enter Postponed Wheelchair Basketball Worlds With Medal Hopes . teamusa.org . Steve . Goldberg . June 9, 2023 . June 9, 2023.
  10. Web site: Parapan American Games Roster Selected for 2023 USA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team . nwba.org . July 22, 2023 . July 21, 2024.
  11. Web site: Ticket Punched: We're Going to Paris! Team USA Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Defeats Rival Canada, 62-56, to Secure Gold at the 2023 Santiago Parapan American Games . nwba.org . November 24, 2023 . July 21, 2024.
  12. Web site: Paralympics Games Roster Selected for 2024 U.S.A Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team . nwba.org . March 30, 2024 . July 21, 2024.

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