 McHugh at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | March 13, 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Disability class | 4.5 |
| Club | Perth Wheelcats |
Thomas "Tom" McHugh (born 13 March 2002) is a 4.5-point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was a member of the Rollers at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [1]
McHugh was born on 13 March 2002 with bone and tissue issues and this led him to using a wheelchair to play sport. [2] He attended Swan Valley Anglican Community School. [3]
In 2017, he was awarded Wally Foreman Foundation scholarship. [4]
In 2016, at the age of 14, he was the youngest member of the Spinners, Australia's under-23 wheelchair basketball team. [5] 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. [6]
He has played in the German Wheelchair Basketball club with Hannover United and helped them win the 2023 EuroCup3 title for the first time. [7]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he was a member of the Rollers that finished fifth with a win/loss record of 3-3. [8]
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