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'''Lisa Edmonds''' ([[married and maiden names|née]] '''O'Nion''') (born 5 June 1967 in Hertfordshire, England) <ref name=media>{{cite book|title=Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games|year=2000|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney}}</ref> is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal winning [[Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team]] <ref name=IPC-2004>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?competition=2000PG&gender=f&sport=basketball&discipline=&event=&eclass=|accessdate=9 September 2011|title=Results - SYDNEY 2000 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Women|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> at the [[2000 Summer Paralympics]].<ref name=bronze>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=471|publisher=Basketball Australia|year=2010|title=Basketball Chronology|accessdate=9 September 2011}}</ref> |
'''Lisa Edmonds''' ([[married and maiden names|née]] '''O'Nion''') (born 5 June 1967 in Hertfordshire, England) <ref name=media>{{cite book|title=Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games|year=2000|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney}}</ref> is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal winning [[Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team]] <ref name=IPC-2004>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?competition=2000PG&gender=f&sport=basketball&discipline=&event=&eclass=|accessdate=9 September 2011|title=Results - SYDNEY 2000 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Women|publisher=International Paralympic Committee}}</ref> at the [[2000 Summer Paralympics]].<ref name=bronze>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=471|publisher=Basketball Australia|year=2010|title=Basketball Chronology|accessdate=9 September 2011}}</ref>. She retired from competitive wheelchair basketball in 2013 and is regarded as one of the pioneers of the women's game in Australia. <ref name=edmonds/> |
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==Wheelchair Basketball== |
==Wheelchair Basketball== |
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===Career=== |
===Career=== |
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At the age of 20, Craig Jarvis, a Sport and Recreation Officer at the Prince of Wales Spinal Cord Injuries Unit, introduced her to wheelchair basketball. Edmonds |
At the age of 20, Craig Jarvis, a Sport and Recreation Officer at the [[Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney|Prince of Wales Hospital]] Spinal Cord Injuries Unit, introduced her to wheelchair basketball. <ref name=Edmonds/> Edmonds stated that ''I left the hospital, bought a basketball and pushed up and down the street trying to bounce the ball. I absolutely loved the challenge and being active.'' <ref name=edmonds/> Edmonds was part of the birth of women's wheelchair basketball in Australia. In 1989, she was a member of the training/selection camp for the first ever [[Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team|National women's team], now known as the Gliders. This camp was organized by [[Susan Hobbs]]. <ref name=edmonds/> Edmonds went on to play 104 games for Australia from 1989 to 2002 and represented Australia at three [[Summer Paralympics.<ref name=edmonds/> She was captain of the National team in 2002. <ref name=edmonds/> |
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Edmonds played for the North Sydney Bears (now Stacks Goudkamp Bears) in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League since its inception in 2000. She was named in the All Star Five for four consecutive years - 2000 |
Edmonds played for the North Sydney Bears (now Stacks Goudkamp Bears) in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League since its inception in 2000. She was named in the All Star Five for four consecutive years - 2000 to 2003. She retired from competitive wheelchair basketball in September 2013. <ref name=edmonds/> On her retirement she commented ''If you start playing wheelchair basketball and fall in love with it and want to be the best you can be, you have to live it, breathe it, dream it and make the basketball something you can't be without, and in some cases the wheelchair!.'' |
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 Edmonds (nee O'Nion) celebrates winning silver at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics | ||||||||||||
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Lisa Edmonds (née O'Nion) (born 5 June 1967 in Hertfordshire, England) [1] is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She was part of the silver medal winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team [2] at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[3]. She retired from competitive wheelchair basketball in 2013 and is regarded as one of the pioneers of the women's game in Australia. [4]
Wheelchair Basketball
Career
At the age of 20, Craig Jarvis, a Sport and Recreation Officer at the Prince of Wales Hospital Spinal Cord Injuries Unit, introduced her to wheelchair basketball. [5] Edmonds stated that I left the hospital, bought a basketball and pushed up and down the street trying to bounce the ball. I absolutely loved the challenge and being active. [4] Edmonds was part of the birth of women's wheelchair basketball in Australia. In 1989, she was a member of the training/selection camp for the first ever [[Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team|National women's team], now known as the Gliders. This camp was organized by Susan Hobbs. [4] Edmonds went on to play 104 games for Australia from 1989 to 2002 and represented Australia at three [[Summer Paralympics.[4] She was captain of the National team in 2002. [4]
Edmonds played for the North Sydney Bears (now Stacks Goudkamp Bears) in the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League since its inception in 2000. She was named in the All Star Five for four consecutive years - 2000 to 2003. She retired from competitive wheelchair basketball in September 2013. [4] On her retirement she commented If you start playing wheelchair basketball and fall in love with it and want to be the best you can be, you have to live it, breathe it, dream it and make the basketball something you can't be without, and in some cases the wheelchair!.
=Representative Summary
On her retirement in September 2013, Edmonds representative career for Australia spanned from 1989 to 2002. She played for Australia 44 times in official international competitions and 60 times in other international competitions.
| Year | Event | No of Games |
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| 1989 | FESPIC Games, Kobe Japan | 4 |
| 1990 | World Championships, St Etienne, France | 5 |
| 1992 | French Tournament | 5 |
| 1992 | IWBF Paralympic Qualifier - Stoke, England | 5 |
| 1992 | Netherlands Tournament | 5 |
| 1992 | Summer Paralympics, Barcelona, Spain | 5 |
| 1994 | World Championships, Stoke England | 5 |
| 1995 | German Tournament | 5 |
| 1996 | Edmonton/Toronto Tournaments | 8 |
| 1996 | Summer Paralympics, Atlanta, United States | 5 |
| 1998 | Netherlands Tournament | 5 |
| 1998 | Gold Cup, Sydney, Australia | 5 |
| 1999 | United States Series | 5 |
| 1999 | Osaka Cup, Japan | 6 |
| 2000 | SLAM Series Paralympic Test Event | 5 |
| 2000 | Roosevelt Cup, Warm Springs, United States | 4 |
| 2000 | Summer Paralympics, Sydney, Australia | 5 |
| 2002 | Japan Tournament | 4 |
| 2002 | Roosevelt Cup, Warm Springs, United States | 4 |
| 2002 | Tournament, Alabama, United States | 4 |
| 2002 | Gold Cup, Japan | 5 |
References
- ^ Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
- ^ "Results - SYDNEY 2000 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Women". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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