Luke Pople

Luke Pople (born 6 June 1991) is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia.[1]

Luke Pople
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991
Sport
PositionPoint guard
Disability class2.5
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 HamburgTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham3x3 Men's Team

Biography

Pople was born on 6 June 1991 with spina bifida.[2] He began using a wheelchair at eight.[2] As of 2018, he lives in Dapto, New South Wales.[3]

Pople started playing wheelchair basketball at age thirteen.[2] He plays for the Wollongong Roller Hawks in the National Wheelchair Basketball League. In 2013, we was a member of the Australian Spinners that won to bronze at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Under 23 World Championships.[1] He was a member of the Rollers that won the gold medal at the 2014 Men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Incheon, Japan. In 2018, he was a member of the Rollers that won the bronze medal at 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Hamburg, Germany.[4]

Pople was a member of the Australian Team that won the gold medal in the 3x3 men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

References
  1. "Luke Pople". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. "Luke Pople : their journey". Sunrise Medical website. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. "Luke Pople". Wollongong Roller Hawks website. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. "Rollers earn bronze at the 2018 World Championships". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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