Brett Andrew Stibners, OAM (born 25 June 1979) is an Australian

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player who won a gold medal at the

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and the

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. He was a member of the Rollers team that competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, his fourth Games.

Personal

Stibners was born on 25 June 1979, and is from the Wollongong suburb of

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. He is a full-time athlete, and is nicknamed Sticky. His left leg was amputated above the knee after a car accident. in 2001 when the car he was driving collided with a truck. Prior to his accident, he worked as an apprentice electrician.

Basketball

Stibners is classified as a 4.0 player and is a forward. He first started playing wheelchair basketball in 2003. In 2010, he was the recipient of a grant by WorkCover NSW to enable him to worry less about money and prepare for the

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. He used the money to cover training and travel expenses, and to maintain his wheelchair. He was at a press appearance announcing funding for Paralympic sport in March 2011. At the event, he played wheelchair basketball with then New South Wales Premiere

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National team

Stibners first represented Australia on the national level in 2006.

Paralympics

Stibners was part of the gold medal-winning

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at the

, for which he received a

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. At the

he was part of the Australian men's wheelchair team that won silver. In 2016, he was selected for the

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where his team, The Rollers, finished sixth. At the

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, the Rollers finished fifth with a win–loss record of 4–4.

Other competitions

In 2003, Stibners was a member of the national squad that competed at the Gold Cup in Amsterdam. This was his first international appearance. In 2007, he was part of the gold medal-winning team at the

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. In 2009, he was part of the national squad that won gold at the Rollers World Challenge and the team that won gold at the Paralympic World Cup held in

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. He was a member of the

that competed at the

that won a gold medal. In 2018, he was a member of the Rollers that won the bronze medal at 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in

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Club basketball

Stibners started playing club basketball in 2002 for the Wollongong Roller Hawks of Australia's National Wheelchair Basketball League. He is classified as a 4.0 player and plays as a forward. In 2003, he won a league championship with the team. In 2007, he played club basketball in

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for CD Fundosa Group. In 2010, he was playing club basketball with Wollongong Rollerhawks. , he plays his club basketball for the NWBL's Wollongong Roller Hawks. His team beat the Perth Wheelcats in the 2011 NWBL Championship. In the semi-final round, he scored 26 points and had 18 rebounds. In the finals, he had 23 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Hockey

Stibners named as a member of the Australian national indoor hockey team prior to his 2001 accident.

Recognition

Shellharbour City gave him a key to the city in 2008.

References

External links

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Basketball Australia Profile
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