Luke Pople
Luke Pople (born 6 June 1991) is a wheelchair basketball player from Australia.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 6 June 1991 |
| Sport | |
| Position | Point guard |
| Disability class | 2.5 |
Biography edit
Pople was born on 6 June 1991 with spina bifida.[2] He began using a wheelchair at eight.[2] As of 2018[update], he lives in Dapto, New South Wales.[3]
Pople started playing wheelchair basketball at age thirteen.[2] He plays for the Wollongong Roller Hawks in the National Wheelchair Basketball League. In 2013, we was a member of the Australian Spinners that won to bronze at the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Under 23 World Championships.[1] He was a member of the Rollers that won the gold medal at the 2014 Men's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Incheon, Japan. In 2018, he was a member of the Rollers that won the bronze medal at 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Hamburg, Germany.[4]
Pople was a member of the Australian Team that won the gold medal in the 3x3 men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
References edit
- ^ a b "Luke Pople". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Luke Pople : their journey". Sunrise Medical website. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Luke Pople". Wollongong Roller Hawks website. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Rollers earn bronze at the 2018 World Championships". Basketball Australia website. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
External links edit
- Basketball Australia Profile[dead link]
- Luke Pople at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Luke Pople at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Luke Pople on Instagram