Justin Eveson

Justin Cain Eveson, OAM[1] (born 10 June 1980) is an Australian swimmer and wheelchair basketball player who has won Paralympic medals in both sports.

[5] Eveson first started competing in disabled sport in 1995, doing swimming and wheelchair basketball.

[9] In 2002, Eveson made his first appearance on the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team.

[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he was part of the Australian men's wheelchair team that won silver.

[2] That year, he was the captain of the gold winning Australian side at the Paralympic World Cup held in Manchester, England.

[17] He was a member of the Rollers team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships.

[18] Eveson has played professional wheelchair basketball in Australia, Italy, Spain and Turkey.

[19] Eveson won the Western Australian Wheelchair Sports Star-of-the-year award with Brad Ness in 2003.

[17] In 2010, he was named one of The West Australian ANZ Sports Star Nominees in the wheelchair basketball category.

Action shot of Eveson during the 200 m medley SM10 at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Eveson at the 2012 London Paralympics
Eveson at the 2012 London Paralympics