Paula Coghlan
 Coghlan aims her shot during competition at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics | |||||||||||||
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 Australia | ||||||||||||
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14 October 1965 Box Hill, Victoria | ||||||||||||
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Coghlan shoots the ball during a match at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics
Paula Coghlan (born 14 October 1965)[1] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. Born in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill,[1] She was part of the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Paralympics, winning a silver medal with the team at both games.[2] She was the domestic partner of wheelchair basketballer Sandy Blythe for eight years until his suicide in 2005.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
- ↑ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ↑ Edmund, Sam (22 November 2005). "Tributes flow for trailblazer; Tragic death of Paralympian". Herald Sun. p. 9.