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Tristan Knowles

April 11, 2024

Tristan Malcolm Knowles, OAM[1] (born 25 April 1983) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and silver medal at the 2012 London Paralympics. He competed at 2020 Summer Paralympics, his fifth Games.[2]

Tristan Knowles
Tristan Knowles in 2019
Personal information
Full nameTristan Malclom Knowles
Nationality Australia
Born (1983-04-25) 25 April 1983 (age 40)
Sport
ClubKilsyth Cobras
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens Men's wheelchair basketball
2008 Beijing Men's wheelchair basketball
2012 London Men's wheelchair basketball
World Championship
2006 Amsterdam Team
2010 Birmingham Team
2014 Incheon Team
2018 Hamburg Team

Personal edit

Knowles was born on 25 April 1983 in Wodonga, Victoria.[3] He became an above the knee amputee as a result of cancer.[3] He went to the University of Wollongong where he earned a degree in commerce.[3] When not playing basketball, he is a financial planning manager with the Commonwealth Bank. He established the Tristan Knowles Kids Cancer Foundation.[4]

Basketball edit

 
Tristan Knowles swaps a wheel mid-match during the 2010 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship.

Knowles first played wheelchair basketball in 1999.[3] He is a 4 point player and plays in the guard-forward position.[4]

State team edit

Knowles played for the New South Wales U21 state team in the national competition. The state U21 team won the national championships four years in a row with Knowles as the captain.[3]

National team edit

Knowles's first appearance on the national team was in 2001.[3]

Paralympics edit

 
Knowles at the 2012 London Paralympics
 
Knowles at the 2012 London Paralympics

Knowles was part of the silver medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[5][6] He was also part of the gold medal-winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics,[7][5] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]

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.[8] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he was part of the Australian men's wheelchair team that won silver.[9] In 2016, he was selected for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, his fourth games,[10] where his team, The Rollers, finished sixth.[11]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, the Rollers finished fifth with a win–loss record of 4–4.[2][12]

World Championships edit

Knowles was part of the 2006 national squad that finished third at the World Championships.[3] 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.[13] He was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship[14][15][16] and 2014 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.[17] In 2018, he was a member of the Rollers that won the bronze medal at 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Hamburg, Germany. [18]

Club basketball edit

Knowles has played professional wheelchair basketball in Australia, Spain and Italy.[3] As of 2011 has played with the Wollongong Roller Hawks for 11 years.[19] When playing for the Roller Hawks, he wears the number 9.[19] In 2003, the Wollongong Roller Hawks, competed in the NWBL Championship and won.[3][20] In the first game of the 2011 season against the Perth Wheelcats, he scored 44 points.[21] His team went on to beat the Perth Wheelcats in the 2011 NWBL Championship. In the finals game, he scored 48 points.[22]

In 2010, Knowles was playing club basketball with Valladolid in Spain. [23] He was the team's season MVP in 2011.[24]

Recognition edit

In 2002, Knowles was named the New South Wales Wheelchair Basketballer of the Year.[20] In 2004, Knowles and Brendan Dowler received the Illawarra Mercury Sports Star of the Year Award.[20]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Knowles, Tristan Malcolm". It's an Honour. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers". Paralympics Australia. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tristan Knowles". Australian Paralympic Committee. from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Tristan Knowles". Basketball Australia website. from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Results - ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Men". International Paralympic Committee. from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  7. ^ McGarry, Andrew (4 September 2008). "Event guide: Wheelchair basketball". ABC. from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  8. ^ Gold, David (28 October 2011). "Australia name wheelchair basketball squads for London 2012 qualifying event". from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Men's Wheelchair Basketball Results". London 2012 Paralympic Games. from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Australian Rollers ready for Rio 2016 revenge". Australian Paralympic Committee. 19 July 2016. from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Hosts shock Rollers to end Rio campaign". Australian Paralympic Committee. from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Rollers end Tokyo campaign fifth". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  13. ^ AAP. "Rollers roll over Japan". Sydney, Australia: The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Basketball Australia : 2010 WC Team". Basketball Australia. 2010. from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  15. ^ . Australian Athletes With a Disability. July 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  16. ^ "Rollers Int History". Basketball Australia. 2010. from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  17. ^ . Australian Paralympic Committee News, 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  18. ^ "Rollers earn bronze at the 2018 World Championships". Basketball Australia website. from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  19. ^ a b . Wollongong Roller Hawks. Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  20. ^ a b c "2004: Brendan Dowler and Tristan Knowles (wheelchair basketball)". Illawarra Mercury. 3 February 2004. p. 9. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  21. ^ Dimozantos, Emily (23 June 2011). . Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  22. ^ "Wollongong Roller Hawks claim 2011 NWBL Title". Basketball Australia. 19 August 2011. from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  23. ^ "FOUR NSW TEAM REPRESENTATIVES NAMED IN ROLLERS TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND" (PDF). New South Wales Basketball. 29 June 2010. (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  24. ^ Keeble, Tim (16 September 2011). "Roller Hawks ready to rumble". Illawarra Mercury. from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.

External links edit

  • Tristan Knowles at Paralympics Australia
  • Basketball Australia Profile
  • Tristan Knowles on Twitter  
  • Tristan Knowles on Sunrise Channel 7 2016

April 11, 2024
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Tristan Malcolm Knowles OAM 1 born 25 April 1983 is an Australian wheelchair basketball player and won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and silver medal at the 2012 London Paralympics He competed at 2020 Summer Paralympics his fifth Games 2 Tristan KnowlesTristan Knowles in 2019Personal informationFull nameTristan Malclom KnowlesNationality AustraliaBorn 1983 04 25 25 April 1983 age 40 SportClubKilsyth CobrasMedal record Wheelchair basketballParalympic Games2004 Athens Men s wheelchair basketball2008 Beijing Men s wheelchair basketball2012 London Men s wheelchair basketballWorld Championship2006 Amsterdam Team2010 Birmingham Team2014 Incheon Team2018 Hamburg Team Contents 1 Personal 2 Basketball 2 1 State team 2 2 National team 2 2 1 Paralympics 2 2 2 World Championships 2 3 Club basketball 3 Recognition 4 References 5 External linksPersonal editKnowles was born on 25 April 1983 in Wodonga Victoria 3 He became an above the knee amputee as a result of cancer 3 He went to the University of Wollongong where he earned a degree in commerce 3 When not playing basketball he is a financial planning manager with the Commonwealth Bank He established the Tristan Knowles Kids Cancer Foundation 4 Basketball edit nbsp Tristan Knowles swaps a wheel mid match during the 2010 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship Knowles first played wheelchair basketball in 1999 3 He is a 4 point player and plays in the guard forward position 4 State team edit Knowles played for the New South Wales U21 state team in the national competition The state U21 team won the national championships four years in a row with Knowles as the captain 3 National team edit Knowles s first appearance on the national team was in 2001 3 Paralympics edit nbsp Knowles at the 2012 London Paralympics nbsp Knowles at the 2012 London ParalympicsKnowles was part of the silver medal winning Australia men s national wheelchair basketball team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics 5 6 He was also part of the gold medal winning Australia men s national wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics 7 5 for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia 1 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 8 At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he was part of the Australian men s wheelchair team that won silver 9 In 2016 he was selected for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro his fourth games 10 where his team The Rollers finished sixth 11 At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics the Rollers finished fifth with a win loss record of 4 4 2 12 World Championships edit Knowles was part of the 2006 national squad that finished third at the World Championships 3 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 13 He was a member of the Australia men s national wheelchair basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship 14 15 16 and 2014 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships 17 In 2018 he was a member of the Rollers that won the bronze medal at 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Hamburg Germany 18 Club basketball edit Knowles has played professional wheelchair basketball in Australia Spain and Italy 3 As of 2011 update has played with the Wollongong Roller Hawks for 11 years 19 When playing for the Roller Hawks he wears the number 9 19 In 2003 the Wollongong Roller Hawks competed in the NWBL Championship and won 3 20 In the first game of the 2011 season against the Perth Wheelcats he scored 44 points 21 His team went on to beat the Perth Wheelcats in the 2011 NWBL Championship In the finals game he scored 48 points 22 In 2010 Knowles was playing club basketball with Valladolid in Spain 23 He was the team s season MVP in 2011 24 Recognition editIn 2002 Knowles was named the New South Wales Wheelchair Basketballer of the Year 20 In 2004 Knowles and Brendan Dowler received the Illawarra Mercury Sports Star of the Year Award 20 References edit a b Knowles Tristan Malcolm It s an Honour Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 30 December 2011 a b Standards And Culture To Drive Revamped Rollers Paralympics Australia 21 July 2021 Retrieved 21 July 2021 a b c d e f g h i Tristan Knowles Australian Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 5 August 2011 Retrieved 6 November 2011 a b Tristan Knowles Basketball Australia website Archived from the original on 28 February 2017 Retrieved 18 April 2017 a b Basketball Chronology Basketball Australia 2010 Archived from the original on 21 February 2014 Retrieved 9 September 2011 Results ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games Wheelchair Basketball Men International Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 27 July 2011 Retrieved 9 September 2011 McGarry Andrew 4 September 2008 Event guide Wheelchair basketball ABC Archived from the original on 13 November 2012 Retrieved 9 September 2011 Gold David 28 October 2011 Australia name wheelchair basketball squads for London 2012 qualifying event Archived from the original on 1 April 2012 Retrieved 6 November 2011 Men s Wheelchair Basketball Results London 2012 Paralympic Games Archived from the original on 8 September 2012 Retrieved 9 September 2012 Australian Rollers ready for Rio 2016 revenge Australian Paralympic Committee 19 July 2016 Archived from the original on 29 August 2016 Retrieved 20 July 2016 Hosts shock Rollers to end Rio campaign Australian Paralympic Committee Archived from the original on 2 October 2016 Retrieved 29 September 2016 Rollers end Tokyo campaign fifth New South Wales Institute of Sport 4 September 2021 Retrieved 18 September 2021 AAP Rollers roll over Japan Sydney Australia The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 6 November 2011 Basketball Australia 2010 WC Team Basketball Australia 2010 Archived from the original on 25 October 2011 Retrieved 11 September 2011 Newsletter 2010 July 2010 Australian Athletes With a Disability July 2010 Archived from the original on 8 April 2011 Retrieved 11 September 2011 Rollers Int History Basketball Australia 2010 Archived from the original on 18 September 2010 Retrieved 11 September 2011 Rollers are back to back World Champions Australian Paralympic Committee News 14 July 2014 Archived from the original on 3 September 2014 Retrieved 28 August 2014 Rollers earn bronze at the 2018 World Championships Basketball Australia website Archived from the original on 27 August 2018 Retrieved 28 August 2018 a b Tristan Knowles Wollongong Roller Hawks Archived from the original on 17 March 2012 Retrieved 6 November 2011 a b c 2004 Brendan Dowler and Tristan Knowles wheelchair basketball Illawarra Mercury 3 February 2004 p 9 Retrieved 6 October 2011 Dimozantos Emily 23 June 2011 Wheelcats Triumphant in First Game Back Archived from the original on 25 April 2012 Retrieved 6 November 2011 Wollongong Roller Hawks claim 2011 NWBL Title Basketball Australia 19 August 2011 Archived from the original on 5 April 2012 Retrieved 6 November 2011 FOUR NSW TEAM REPRESENTATIVES NAMED IN ROLLERS TEAM TO PLAY ENGLAND PDF New South Wales Basketball 29 June 2010 Archived PDF from the original on 16 February 2011 Retrieved 6 November 2011 Keeble Tim 16 September 2011 Roller Hawks ready to rumble Illawarra Mercury Archived from the original on 15 October 2011 Retrieved 6 November 2011 External links editTristan Knowles at Paralympics Australia Basketball Australia Profile Tristan Knowles on Twitter nbsp Tristan Knowles on Sunrise Channel 7 2016 Portals nbsp Australia nbsp Sports nbsp Biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tristan Knowles amp oldid 1187212166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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