Tige 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.

Tige Simmons
Simmons, 2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait
Personal information
Full nameTige Arthur Simmons
Nationality Australia
Born5 May 1977
Spouse(s)Rachel Simmons
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's wheelchair basketball
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Men's wheelchair basketball
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Amsterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Birmingham Team

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.[1]

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.[5]

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]

Simmons at the 2012 London Paralympics

References
  1. "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)". ABC News. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  2. "Tige Simmons". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. McGarry, Andrew (4 September 2008). "Event guide: Wheelchair basketball". ABC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  4. "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  5. "Basketball Australia : 2010 WC Team". Basketball Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  6. "Newsletter 2010 July 2010". Australian Athletes With a Disability. July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  7. "Rollers Int History". Basketball Australia. 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  8. "FOUR NSW TEAM REPRESENTATIVES NAMED IN ROLLERS TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND" (PDF). New South Wales Basketball. 29 June 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  9. "Men's Wheelchair Basketball Results". London 2012 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  10. "Australian Rollers ready for Rio 2016 revenge". Australian Paralympic Committee. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. "Hosts shock Rollers to end Rio campaign". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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