Frank Pinder

Frank Pinder
Pinder at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 23)
Sport
Disability class1.0
ClubPerth Wheelcats

Frank Pinder (born 17 December 2000) is a 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was a member of the Rollers at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]

Early life

Pinder was born on 17 December 2000.[2] He broke his back at the age of fifteen.[3] Pinder has a digital art qualification and in 2024 works for Innogreen Technologies – a Perth business offering affordable smart accessible technology solutions.[3]

Basketball career

He took up wheelchair basketball after his accident.[3] He made his Rollers team debut at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships  in Dubai where they finished seventh. He was a member of the Rollers team at the 2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships in Thailand, where they won the gold medal and qualified for 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4]

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he was a member of the Rollers that finished fifth with a win/loss record of 3-3.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Fire Burns For Veteran Rollers Picked For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Frank Pinder". www.australia.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Mel (31 August 2021). "Smart move for start-up in smart accessible technology". VisAbility WA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Rollers Team Announced for Asia Oceania Championships". www.australia.basketball. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Point Proven, But Rollers Lament Lost Opportunity | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.