Tige Simmons Explained

Tige Simmons
Fullname:Tige Arthur Simmons
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Birth Date:5 May 1977
Spouse:Rachel Simmons

Tige Arthur Simmons, OAM[1] (born 5 May 1977) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player who represented Australia in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games.

Biography

Tige Simmons became a paraplegic due to a motorbike accident.[2] He was part of the gold medal-winning Australian men's national wheelchair basketball team[3] at the 2008 Summer Paralympics,[4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.

He was a member of the Australian Men's National Wheelchair Basketball team that competed at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship[5] [6] that won a gold medal.[7] He plays as a guard and is classified as a 1.0 player.

In 2010, he was playing club basketball with the Brisbane Spinning Bullets.[8]

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he was part of the Australian men's wheelchair team that won silver.[9] In 2016, he was selected for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro[10] where his team, The Rollers, finished sixth.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). ABC News. 27 January 2009. 30 December 2011. 17 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180917202048/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-01-27/medal-of-the-order-of-australia-oam/274232. live.
  2. Web site: Tige Simmons. Australian Paralympic Committee. 21 March 2012. 21 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321063912/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/tige-simmons. live.
  3. Web site: Event guide: Wheelchair basketball. 9 September 2011. 4 September 2008. ABC. Andrew. McGarry. 13 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121113091215/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/04/2355383.htm?site=%2Fparalympics%2F2008. live.
  4. Web site: Basketball Chronology. Basketball Australia. 2010. 9 September 2011. 21 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221025545/http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=471. live.
  5. Web site: Basketball Australia : 2010 WC Team. Basketball Australia. 11 September 2011. 2010. 25 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111025175845/http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1214. live.
  6. Web site: Newsletter 2010 July 2010. July 2010. 11 September 2011. Australian Athletes With a Disability. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408065015/http://www.sports.org.au/newsletter/19-2010/92-july-2010.html. 8 April 2011. dmy-all.
  7. Web site: 11 September 2011. Rollers Int History. 2010. Basketball Australia. 18 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100918012149/http://basketball.net.au/index.php?id=1206. live.
  8. Web site: 6 November 2011. FOUR NSW TEAM REPRESENTATIVES NAMED IN ROLLERS TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND. 29 June 2010. New South Wales Basketball. 16 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110216143631/http://www.nswbasketball.net.au/documents/4NSWTeamRepsNamedinRollersTeamtoPlayEngland.pdf. live.
  9. Web site: Men's Wheelchair Basketball Results. London 2012 Paralympic Games. 9 September 2012. 8 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120908235825/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/wheelchair-basketball/event/men/match%3Dwbm400101/index.html. live.
  10. Web site: Australian Rollers ready for Rio 2016 revenge . . 19 July 2016 . 20 July 2016 . 29 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829040610/https://www.paralympic.org.au/australian-rollers-ready-for-rio-2016-revenge/ . live .
  11. Web site: Hosts shock Rollers to end Rio campaign. Australian Paralympic Committee. 29 September 2016. 2 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161002111818/https://www.paralympic.org.au/hosts-shock-rollers-to-end-rio-campaign/. live.

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