Sarah Vinci Explained

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Sarah Vinci
Birth Date:4 December 1991
Country:Australia
Sport:Wheelchair basketball
Event:Women's team
Disability:Spina bifida
Disability Class:1.0
Club:Perth Wildcats

Sarah Vinci (born 4 December 1991) is a 1 point wheelchair basketball player who plays for the Perth Western Stars in the Australian Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League. She made her debut with the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders, in 2011, when she played in the Osaka Cup in Japan. Vinci represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in wheelchair basketball, winning a silver medal. She represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1]

Personal life

Vinci was born on 4 December 1991 in Perth, Western Australia.[2] [3] She has spina bifida.[3], Vinci lived in Perth, Western Australia,[3] [4] and was a student. She has attended a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institute, where she earned a certificate in digital media.[2]

Sarah volunteers at the Telethon community cinemas to help support children's charities.

Career

Vinci is a 1 point wheelchair basketball player. She started playing wheelchair basketball in 2006.[5] [6] Vinci joined the Perth Western Stars in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) in 2009,[7] and has been with the club into the 2013 season.[5] In 2010, she won the league's junior championship, the Kevin Coombs Cup, when her team beat the New South Wales side 63–58.[5] [8]

Vinci was selected to participate in a national team training camp in 2010,[9] and made her debut with the national team, universally known as the Gliders,[10] the following year, when she played in the Osaka Cup in Japan.[5] She competed in the 2011 Asia Oceania Regional Championships,[11] the 2011 U25 World Championships,[5] [12] and the 2012 BT Paralympic World Cup, competing in the final match against Germany.[13]

Vinci was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in wheelchair basketball.[14] [15] The London Games were her first.[16] She attended a Paralympic farewell ceremony at Perth's State Basketball Centre in late July.[17]

In the group stage, the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics posted wins against Brazil,[18] Great Britain,[19] and the Netherlands,[20] but lost to Canada.[21] This was enough to advance the Gliders to the quarter-finals, where they beat Mexico.[22] The Gliders then defeated the United States by a point to set up a final clash with Germany.[23] The Gliders lost 44–58, and earned a silver medal.[24]

At the 2013 Osaka Cup in Japan,[25] Vinci and the Gliders successfully defended the title they had previously won in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012.[26] She represented Australia at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship where the team came ninth.[27] [28] At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, the Gliders finished ninth after winning the 9th-10th classification match.[29] In June 2023, she was a member of the Gliders team at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai.[30]

Statistics

Season statistics[31]
Competition Season Matches FGM - FGA FG% 3FGM - 3FGA 3FG%FTM - FTA FT% PF PtsTOT AST PTS
WNWBL 2009 align=center 17 align=center 16–39 align=center 41.0 align=center – align=center 0.0 align=center 2–6 align=center 33.3 align=center 9 align=center 34 align=center 1.8 align=center 0.4 align=center 2.0
WNWBL 2010 align=center 17 align=center 15–27 align=center 55.6 align=center – align=center 0.0 align=center – align=center 0.0 align=center 8 align=center 30 align=center 1.6 align=center 0.4 align=center 1.8
WNWBL 2011align=center 19 align=center 35–106 align=center 33.0 align=center – align=center 0.0 align=center 3–13 align=center 23.1 align=center 14 align=center 73 align=center 3.3 align=center 1.5 align=center 3.8
WNWBL 2012 align=center 15 align=center 32–102 align=center 31.4 align=center – align=center 0.0 align=center 3–8 align=center 37.5 align=center 16 align=center 67 align=center 2.9 align=center 1.1 align=center 4.5
WNWBL 2013 align=center 19 align=center 31–91 align=center 34.1 align=center – align=center 0.0 align=center 4–11 align=center 36.4 align=center 17 align=center 66 align=center 1.8 align=center 0.4 align=center 2.0
Key
FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percentage3FGM, 3FGA, 3FG%: three-point field goals made, attempted and percentage
FTM, FTA, FT%: free throws made, attempted and percentagePF: personal fouls
Pts, PTS: points, average per gameTOT: turnovers average per game, AST: assists average per game

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gliders' Redemption In Full Swing After Tokyo 2020 Announcement. 16 July 2021. Paralympics Australia.
  2. Web site: Player statistics for Sarah Vinci — SportingPulse . Gawain.sportingpulse.com . 28 July 2012 . 3 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015724/http://gawain.sportingpulse.com/nfnn/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&client=1-6734-84473-163738-10141848&pID=189767466&pname=Sarah%20Vinci&news_task=DETAIL . dead .
  3. Book: Media Guide, London 2012 Paralympic Games. Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Homebush Bay, New South Wales. Wheelchair Basketball. 92–99 [99].
  4. Web site: Robinson . Chris . Seven WA basketballers picked for Paralympics . Perth Now . 5 July 2012 . 13 July 2012.
  5. Web site: Sarah Vinci . Australian Paralympic Committee . Australia . 2012 . 13 July 2012.
  6. Web site: Grant Funding Report. Australian Sports Commission. Bruce, Australian Capital Territory. 15 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120410184601/http://www.ausport.gov.au/supporting/funding/grants_and_scholarships/grant_funding_report. 10 April 2012.
  7. Web site: Gliders v Japan . Basketball Victoria . 28 July 2012 . 17 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317235407/http://basketballvictoria.com.au/index.php?id=138 . dead .
  8. Web site: Wheelchair Basketball . . 22 July 2013.
  9. News: 18 September 2012. 77. Local Gliders. Hills Shire Times. Sydney, Australia. 19 January 2010.
  10. Web site: Gliders . . 25 July 2013 . 26 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226202712/http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=334 . dead .
  11. News: Wheelcats, Stars headline national teams . . 19 October 2011 . 27 July 2012.
  12. Web site: Aust U25 Women's Wheelchair team depart for Canada — Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League . SportingPulse . 30 June 2012 . 28 July 2012 . 29 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029220132/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-6734-0-0-0 . dead .
  13. Web site: Sarah Vinci photos – BT Paralympic World Cup – Day Five. Zimbio Entertainment . 26 May 2012 . 22 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Games wheelchair basketball squads named . Nine MSN . Australia . 13 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614234319/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8494652 . 14 June 2015 .
  15. Web site: Foreman . Glen . Brad Ness ready to compete in fourth Paralympics . News.com.au . 8 July 2012 . 27 July 2012.
  16. News: Games wheelchair Basketball Squads Named . Nine MSN . 27 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150614234319/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8494652 . 14 June 2015 .
  17. News: Aussie paralympians throw down gauntlet to the Poms . Herald Sun. 27 July 2012. 24 July 2012. Glen. Foreman .
  18. Web site: Gliders Prevail in Thriller . 30 August 2012 . . Abbott . Chris . 1 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120903104118/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/news/gliders-prevail-thriller . 3 September 2012 .
  19. Web site: Gliders Win Comfortably Against Host . 31 August 2012 . . Abbott . Chris . 1 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902103742/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/news/gliders-win-comfortably-against-host . 2 September 2012 .
  20. Web site: Gliders Secure Quarter Final Place . 2 September 2012 . . Abbott . Chris . 1 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120909172934/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/news/gliders-secure-quarter-final-place . 9 September 2012 .
  21. Web site: Gliders shocked by Canada . 2 September 2012 . . 1 February 2013 . 29 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191542/http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=302&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2701&cHash=a1295ff31f . dead .
  22. Web site: Gliders Dominate Mexico . Abbott . Chris . 4 September 2012 . . 2 February 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905004501/http://london2012.paralympic.org.au/news/gliders-dominate-mexico . 5 September 2012 .
  23. News: Gliders down champions to reach final . ABC News. Australia . 7 September 2012 . 30 January 2013 .
  24. News: Gliders get rolled for gold by German muscle . . Paxinos. Stathi . 9 September 2013 . 1 February 2013.
  25. Web site: 2013 Osaka Cup, Japan, Australian Gliders Player Profiles . . 3 June 2013 . 16 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016065003/http://www.basketball.net.au/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/2013_Gliders_Osaka_Cup_Player_Profiles_Feb_01.pdf . dead .
  26. Web site: Aussie Gliders 2013 Osaka Cup Champions . 17 February 2013 . . 3 June 2013 . 5 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105143203/http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=302 . dead .
  27. Web site: Gliders set for redemption at 2018 IWBF World Championships . International Wheelchair Basketball Federation . 16 June 2023 .
  28. Web site: Gliders complete World Championships campaign on a high with victory over Brazil . Paralympics Australia . 16 June 2023.
  29. Web site: 31 August 2021. Gliders end Tokyo campaign on a high. 18 September 2021. New South Wales Institute of Sport. 18 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918054955/https://www.nswis.com.au/nswis-news/gliders-end-tokyo-campaign-on-a-high/. dead.
  30. Web site: Rollers And Gliders Teams Named For World Championships . Paralympics Australia . 16 June 2023.
  31. Web site: Player Profile -Sarah Vinci (1.0) . 3 December 2013 . Sporting Pulse . 3 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015724/http://gawain.sportingpulse.com/nfnn/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&client=1-6734-84473-163738-10141848&pID=189767466&pname=Sarah%20Vinci&news_task=DETAIL .

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