Frank Pinder

Australian basketball player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Frank Pinder (born 17 December 2000) is a 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was a member of the Rollers at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]

Nationality Australia
Born (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 25)
ClubPerth Wheelcats
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Frank Pinder
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Nationality Australia
Born (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 25)
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Disability class1.0
ClubPerth Wheelcats
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Early life

Pinder was born on 17 December 2000.[2] He broke his back at the age of fifteen.[3] Pinder has a digital art qualification and in 2024 works for Innogreen Technologies – a Perth business offering affordable smart accessible technology solutions.[3]

Basketball career

He took up wheelchair basketball after his accident.[3] He made his Rollers team debut at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships  in Dubai where they finished seventh. 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.[4]

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he was a member of the Rollers that finished fifth with a win/loss record of 3-3.[5]

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