Tristan Knowles
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Tristan Knowles is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
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where he earned a degree in commerce. When not playing basketball, he is a financial planner working for AussieShareguide.. One of his heroes is Jason Dunstall
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at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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In October 2011, Knowles was named as part of the senior national squad that would compete at the Paralympic qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Paralympics
.
In 2009, he was part of the national side that competed at the Rollers World Challenge. In the match against Japan, he scored 15 points.
He was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
that competed at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
that won a gold medal.
In 2010, Knowles was playing club basketball with Valladolid in Spain. He was the team's season MVP in 2011.
were awarded the title of Illawarra Mercury Sports Star of the Year Award.
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
The 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held in Birmingham, Great Britain from 7 to 17 July 2010. Both the men's and women's tournaments were held...
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Personal
Knowles was born on 25 April 1983 and is from Wollongong, New South Wales. He became an above the knee amputee as a result of cancer. He went to the University of WollongongUniversity of Wollongong
The University of Wollongong is a public university located in the coastal city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 80 kilometres south of Sydney...
where he earned a degree in commerce. When not playing basketball, he is a financial planner working for AussieShareguide.. One of his heroes is Jason Dunstall
Jason Dunstall
Jason Hadfield Dunstall is a former Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club of the AFL. He is the third greatest goalkicker in the history of the VFL/AFL. Dunstall is regarded as one of the greatest full-forwards to have ever played, kicking 1254 goals, a feat only...
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State team
Knowles's played for the New South Wales U21 state team in the national competition. The state U21 team made the national championships four times in a row with Knowles as the captain.Paralympics
Knowles was part of the gold medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball teamAustralia men's national wheelchair basketball team
The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers...
at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
. He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers...
at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
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In October 2011, Knowles was named as part of the senior national squad that would compete at the Paralympic qualifying tournament for the 2012 Summer Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics and will take place between 29 August and 9 September 2012. The Games will be held in London, United Kingdom after the city was successful with its bid for the Paralympics and Summer Olympic Games.Even though 2012 will be London's...
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Other competitions
Knowles was part of the 2006 national squad that finished third at the World Championships.In 2009, he was part of the national side that competed at the Rollers World Challenge. In the match against Japan, he scored 15 points.
He was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers...
that competed at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
The 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship was held in Birmingham, Great Britain from 7 to 17 July 2010. Both the men's and women's tournaments were held...
that won a gold medal.
Club basketball
Knowles has played professional wheelchair basketball in Australia, Spain and Italy. has played with the Wollongong Roller Hawks for 11 years. When playing for the Roller Hawks, he wears the number 9. In 2003, the Wollongong Roller Hawks, competed in the NWBL Championship and won. In the first game of the 2011 season against the Perth Wheelcats, he scored 44 points. His team went on to beat the Perth Wheelcats in the 2011 NWBL Championship. In the finals game, he scored 48 points.In 2010, Knowles was playing club basketball with Valladolid in Spain. He was the team's season MVP in 2011.
Recognition
In 2002, Knowles was named the NSW Wheelchair Basketballer of the Year. In 2004, Knowles and Brendan DowlerBrendan Dowler
Brendan Dowler, OAM is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship.-Personal:...
were awarded the title of Illawarra Mercury Sports Star of the Year Award.