 McHugh at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | March 13, 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Disability class | 4.5 |
| Club | Perth Wheelcats |
Thomas "Tom" McHugh (born 13 March 2002) is a 4.5-point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was a member of the Rollers at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Early life
[edit]McHugh was born on 13 March 2002 with bone and tissue issues and this led him to using a wheelchair to play sport.[2] He attended Swan Valley Anglican Community School.[3]
In 2017, he was awarded Wally Foreman Foundation scholarship.[4]
Basketball career
[edit]In 2016, at the age of 14, he was the youngest member of the Spinners, Australia's under-23 wheelchair basketball team.[5] 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.[6]
He has played in the German Wheelchair Basketball club with Hannover United and helped them win the 2023 EuroCup3 title for the first time.[7]
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he was a member of the Rollers that finished fifth with a win/loss record of 3-3.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fire Burns For Veteran Rollers Picked For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Thomas McHugh | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Thomas wheels his way to titles". Hills Gazette. 26 February 2016. p. 39.
- ^ "Wally Foreman Foundation". wff.org.au. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "All eyes were on the athletesJU yesterday at the welcome home cere". The West Australian. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Rollers Team Announced for Asia Oceania Championships". www.australia.basketball. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "EuroCup3 | United feiert am Airport Hannover mit Fans den Premieren-Titel". www.hannover-united.de. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "Point Proven, But Rollers Lament Lost Opportunity | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.