David Selby (basketball)

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David Selby
Personal information
Full nameDavid Thomas Selby
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1965-05-29) 29 May 1965 (age 58)
Sydney, New South Wales
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Men's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Men's wheelchair basketball

David Thomas Selby, OAM [1] (born 29 May 1969) [2] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales. [2] He was part of the gold medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team [3] at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, [4] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia. [1] He was also part of the silver medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team [5] at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Celby, David Thomas". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta U.S.A. August 15-25 1996 : Australia : team handbook. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation. 1996.
  3. "Results - ATLANTA 1996 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. "Results - ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2011.