OVENS Taishar

Wheelchair Basketball

Date of Birth: 7 Apr 1998

Age: 23

Gender: Female

Sport Class: 1.0

Place of residence : PERTH, WA

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Basketball	Women AUS Australia	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #04 AUS Australia 47 JPN Japan 73	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #06 GER Germany 77 AUS Australia 58	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #35 AUS Australia 38 GBR Great Britain 75	Finished
	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	Women's Preliminary Round Group A #44 CAN Canada 76 AUS Australia 37	Finished
	Ariake Arena	Women's Classification Playoff 9/10 #51 AUS Australia 71 ALG Algeria 32	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Taish, T (Instagram profile, 17 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Western Australian Institute of Sport [WAIS] [Perth, WA, AUS]

Brad Ness [club]; Craig Friday [national]

She took up the sport during her time at school. (visability.com.au, 01 Apr 2021)

"I tried it and realised I enjoyed it. It's liberating because it's fast-paced and a sport where you use your hands, not your feet. It certainly gets your adrenaline going." (visability.com.au, 01 Apr 2021)

To compete at the 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games. (Instagram profile, 17 Jul 2021; visability.com.au, 01 Apr 2021)

She trains 12 hours a week. (visability.com.au, 01 Apr 2021)

General Interest

Classification
1.0 (IWBF, 16 Aug 2021)

Impairment Details
She was born with scoliosis [curvature of the spine]. In 2008 she underwent corrective surgery but sustained a spinal stroke, which resulted in paralysis. (visability.com.au, 01 Apr 2021)

General
OCCUPATION
In April 2021 she began working part-time as an administrative officer at VisAbility, an organisation that provides support for people with visual impairments in Australia. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Apr 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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