Lucy Robinson (born 21 May 1999) is a British wheelchair basketball player (4.5 wheelchair basketball classification) from Leicester.[1][2] She is a member of the Great Britain women's national wheelchair basketball team and Sheffield Hallam Wheelchair Basketball club.[3][4] She comes from Mountsorrel and is a primary school teacher.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 21 May 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| Disability | avascular necrosis |
| Disability class | 4.5 |
| Club | Loughborough Lightning Wheelchair Basketball Club |
Robinson became disabled after breaking her hip in a roller skating accident. This led to avascular necrosis, a condition causing cellular death in the bone due to interrupted blood supply.[6] After her injury she was unable to continue with playing football. As a teenager, she started playing wheelchair basketball at the Leicester Cobras club in Leicester after a wheelchair basketball trial event at the club.[7] At the 2018 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation U24 European championship, she helped secure a gold medal for Great Britain, helping earn a bronze medal at the U25 World championship in 2019.[1][8][9] She was named 2020 Sportswoman of the Year at the Team Hallam Sports Ball and her team Sheffield Hallam Wheelchair Basketball club was named 2020 Team of the Year. In 2021 she made her debut appearance as a senior in the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[3]
She studied at the Sheffield Hallam University.[3]
She currently plays for Loughborough Lightning Wheelchair Basketball.[10]
References edit
- ^ a b "Tokyo Paralympics: Lucy Robinson hopeful of GB wheelchair basketball medal". BBC. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Wheelchair basketball star Lucy picked for Paralympics". Leicester Mercury. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Lucy Robinson". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Lucy joins Tokyo 2020 Paralympic wheelchair basketball squad". WQE.ac.uk. Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College. 19 August 2021.
- ^ Patel, Asha (11 August 2021). "Hoops and dreams as teacher swaps classroom for glory at Paralympics". Loughborough Echo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Chris Waring (23 August 2021). "From broken hip to my first Paralympics". BBC. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Asha Patel (9 August 2021). "Primary school teacher set to make Paralympics debut for Team GB in Tokyo". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Lucy Robinson". British Wheelchair Basketball. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Warrington, Pete (7 November 2018). "Robinson helps GB to claim U24 European crown - Wheelchair basketball success". Loughborough Echo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Wheelchair Basketball: How to watch the Women's Premier League on the BBC". BBC. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
External links edit
- "Lucy Robinson". British Wheelchair Basketball. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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