Brendan Dowler

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Brendan Dowler
Paralympic Gold Medalist Brendan Dowler.jpg
Personal information
Full nameBrendan John Dowler
Nationality Australia
Medal record
Wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Men's wheelchair basketball
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's wheelchair basketball
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place Team

Brendan John Dowler, OAM[1] is an Australian Paralympian, and coaches wheelchair basketball.

Personal[]

Dowler is from Wollongong, New South Wales, has three siblings and is married with 2 children.[2] He attended the University of Wollongong, earning a degree in IT.[2] He became paraplegic as a result of a spinal tumour.[2] When not coaching wheelchair basketball, he is an IT Manager.[2] '

In 2008, he was working for Pillar Administration.[3] He was still working with the company in 2017, having been taken over by Mercer Administration Services.[4]

Basketball[]

Dowler is classified as a 1.0 player. He started playing wheelchair basketball in 1995.[2]

National team[]

Dowler first represented Australia in 2001[2][5] and has had over 100 caps for the team.[3]

Paralympics[]

Dowler was considered for selection for the 2000 Summer Paralympics but did not make it.[6]

He was part of the silver medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team[7] at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[8] He was part of the gold medal winning Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team[9] at the 2008 Summer Paralympics,[8] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]

Club basketball[]

During his club basketball career, Dowler played for and won national titles with both the Wollongong Rollerhawks and the Sydney Razorbacks.

In 2001 and 2003 he was named one of the NWBL's All-Star Five, additionally in 2003 he was also named the NWBL's Low point MVP.

In 2012, 2017 and 2019 Dowler was named the NWBL "Coach of the Year" after his team, The Wollongong Roller Hawks took out the Australian National Wheelchair Basketball League.

Public speaking[]

Dowler has done public speaking. In November 2008, he and Brett Stibners spoke at the Sydney Business School's annual Town and Gown function.[5]

Recognition[]

In 1999, Dowler was awarded a University Blue by the University of Wollongong.

In 2004, Dowler and Tristan Knowles were awarded the title of Illawarra Mercury Sports Star of the Year Award.[6]

In 2008, Dowler, Tristan Knowles, Brett Stibners and Troy Sachs were awarded the title of Illawarra Mercury Sports Star of the Year Award.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)". ABC News. 27 January 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Brendan Dowler". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. ^ a b "News & Events: News: Brendan Dowler - Bound for Beijing". Pillar Administration. September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. ^ "News & Events: News: Brendan Dowler OAM". Pillar Administration. 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Town and Gown" (PDF). Sydney Business School. 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ^ a b "2004: Brendan Dowler and Tristan Knowles (wheelchair basketball)". Illawarra Mercury. 3 February 2004. p. 9. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Results - ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games - Wheelchair Basketball - Men". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  8. ^ a b "Basketball Chronology". Basketball Australia. 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  9. ^ McGarry, Andrew (4 September 2008). "Event guide: Wheelchair basketball". ABC. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
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