Ann Wild
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Ann Wild at The London 2012 Paralympic Games | |
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 GBR |
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Ann Wild OBE is retired a British wheelchair basketball player.
She was part of Great Britain's women's wheelchair basketball team at the 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Paralympics.[1]
After retiring from basketball, Wild attempted to qualify for 2012 Summer Paralympics in London in shooting,[2] but narrowly missed out on selection for the team.
In June 2010, Wild was awarded the OBE for services to wheelchair basketball.[3]
Wild appeared in the Paralympic special edition of Channel 4's show Come Dine With Me.[4] She also provided expert analysis for Channel 4's coverage of the women's wheelchair basketball tournament at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.
Wild is a professionally qualified Occupational Therapist and has returned to wheelchair basketball as a coach.
References
- ↑ Ann Wild's profile on paralympic.org
- ↑ "Wheelchair basketball legend switches to shooting as she targets Paralympic Games spot". Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ "Full honours list". The Daily Telegraph (London). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ↑ "Come Dine with Me - Episode 37". Retrieved 24 September 2012.