Taishar Ovens

Taishar Ovens (born 7 April 1998) is a 1.0 point Australian wheelchair basketball player. She represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1]

Taishar Ovens
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportWheelchair basketball
Disability class1.0
Event(s)Women's team
ClubRed Dust Lady Heelers

Biography

Taishar Ovens was born with scoliosis.[2] In 2008, she had corrective surgery but had a spinal stroke which left her paralysed.[2] She has several qualifications - Certificate III and IV in Fitness and Certificate III in Events.[2] She has worked as a CrossFit coach.[2] In April 2021, she took up a traineeship position at VisAbility's CoAct Disability Employment Services in Perth.[2]

Career

A 1.0 point player. She was a member of the Australian teams that won the silver medal at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, the Gliders finished ninth after winning the 9th-10th classification match. [3]

She is coached by Australian Paralympian Brad Ness.[2]

References
  1. "Gliders' Redemption In Full Swing After Tokyo 2020 Announcement". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. "Taishar bounces into traineeship at VisAbility". VisAbility. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. "Gliders end Tokyo campaign on a high". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.