Kylie Gauci

Kylie Gauci (born 1 January 1985) is an Australian Paralympic 2-point wheelchair basketball player.

[1][2][3] She was born with lumbar sacral agenesis, meaning that she is missing the lower part of her spine.

[2][3][6] She began competing in 1996 when she was eleven years old,[7][8] and was inspired to play for the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team after watching their performance at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.

"[7] Her 2008 national team coach Gerry Hewson said, "She's got a really good outside game and she can get inside and mix it with the best.

[10] In the financial year 2012/13, the Australian Sports Commission gave her a A$20,000 grant as part of their Direct Athlete Support program.

[2] In 2012, as a member of the Stacks Goudkamp Bears, she was the WNWBL's MVP 2 Pointer and named to the All Star Five for the twelfth year running.

She played in a four-game test series in Canberra against Japan in March, the first Australian hosted international for the team since the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

[18] Gauci represented Australia as a member of the Gliders at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Championships, where they finished fourth each time.

In the group stage, the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics posted wins against Brazil,[20] Great Britain,[21] and the Netherlands,[22] but lost to Canada.

Gauci moves down the floor in a 2012 game in Sydney
Gauci at the 2012 London Paralympics
Gauci at the 2012 London Paralympics