Frank Pinder Explained

Frank Pinder
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Club:Perth Wheelcats
Birth Date:2000 12, df=yes
Disability Class:1.0

Frank Pinder (born 17 December 2000) is a 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]

Biography

Pinder was on 17 December 2000.[2] He broke his back at the age of fifteen.[3] Pinder has a digital art qualification and in 2024 works for Innogreen Technologies – a Perth business offering affordable smart accessible technology solutions.

Basketball

He took up wheelchair basketball after his accident. He made his Rollers team debut at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships  in Dubai where they finished seventh. He was a member of the Rollers team at the 2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships in Thailand, where they won the gold medal and qualified for 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-07-05 . Fire Burns For Veteran Rollers Picked For Paris 2024 Paralympics Australia . 2024-07-07 . www.paralympic.org.au . en-AU.
  2. Web site: Frank Pinder . 2024-07-07 . www.australia.basketball . en.
  3. Web site: Mel . 2021-08-31 . Smart move for start-up in smart accessible technology . 2024-07-07 . VisAbility WA . en-AU.
  4. Web site: 2023-12-15 . Rollers Team Announced for Asia Oceania Championships . 2024-07-07 . www.australia.basketball . en.