| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1965 Brooks, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 5'1 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball (1992–2012) |
| Team | Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 2012 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals |
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Kendra Ohama (January 6, 1965) is a Canadian retired wheelchair basketball player. As a member of Team Canada, she won three gold medals and one bronze during the Paralympic Games.
Ohama was born in Brooks, Alberta on January 6, 1965. [1]
After becoming paralyzed from the waist down at the age of 16 following a car accident, Ohama was approached a Calgary Grizzlies player in a store who convinced her to play the sport. [2] She was eventually invited to tryout for the Canada women's national wheelchair basketball team in 1989. [3] Ohama made her senior debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, where Team Canada won gold. [4] She also won gold at the 1996 and 2000 Paralympic Games and bronze at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. [1] Ohama was later named to Team Canada's roster for the 2008 Osaka Cup in Japan. [5]
In March 2011, Ohama was named to Team Canada's National Team to compete at the 2011 Parapan American Games. [6] Although the Calgary Rollers finished in third place, she was selected as a Tournament All-Star. [7] In June, Ohama was awarded a $5,000 Team Investors Group Amateur Athletes Fund bursary. [8] The next year, Ohama was selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [9] On December 22, 2012, Ohama announced her retirement from the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team. [10] After retiring, she became a goldsmith at a family-run business called "The Goldsmiths." [11]
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