Donna Ritchie

Donna Ritchie (born 28 December 1963 in Manly, New South Wales[1] is an Australian former wheelchair basketball player.

She was part of the silver medal-winning Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team[2] at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

[4] At the age of 23, Ritchie broke the T5 and T6 vertebrae in her spine after falling backwards from a stone wall at Manly Beach.

[8] Ritchie whilst recovering from her accident in hospital saw wheelchair basketballers training and this led to her taking up the sport.

[1] The Gliders, national women's basketball team, came fourth in 1992 and 1996 and won the silver medal in 2000.

Ritchie poises with the ball for a free throw during 2000 Summer Paralympics match