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Shaun
Russell

Wheelchair basketball

Key Facts

Date of Birth
15 June 1987
Currently resides
Farmborough Heights, NSW
Start competing
2006
Australian debut
2007
Impairment
Physical Impairment – Right through-knee limb loss

Shaun's Story

Born with a limb deficiency affecting his right leg, Shawn Russell was 16 when he decided to have it amputated through the knee. While recovering in hospital, wheelchair basketball pioneer Eino Okkonen encouraged Shawn to give wheelchair basketball a try, and though initially reluctant, he attended a Wollongong Roller Hawks training session and was hooked. Making his Rollers debut at the 2009 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships in Dandenong, where he and the team won gold, Shawn also helped to secure victories in the NWBL, winning two championship titles with the Wollongong Roller Hawks. Narrowly missing selection for the London 2012 Paralympic …

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Major Partners

  • AIS
  • Aus Gov
  • Toyota
  • Woolworths
  • Royal Australian Mint
  • Bupa

Official Partners

  • Allianz
  • Citi
  • Qantas
  • icare
  • Harvey Norman
  • Cadbury
  • Jumbo
  • NDSP
  • Nine
  • University of Queensland
  • QMS
  • News Corp Australia
  • McDonalds
  • RACV Resorts
  • Westfield