Nick Morris (basketball)
 Australian men's wheelchair basketball team members Troy Sachs (on the floor), Nick Morris and Sandy Blythe at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Hugh Morris |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Born |
16 August 1971 Wangaratta, Australia |
Medal record
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Nicholas ("Nick") Hugh Morris, OAM[1] (born 16 August 1971)[2] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He was born in the Victorian town of Wangaratta.[2] He was a member of the Australian team that won gold at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1][3] He was also a member of the Australian wheelchair basketball squad at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[3] Morris was injured in a motorcycle accident at age 16 and credits his involvement in sport as the key to his rehabilitation.[4]
Morris received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for his many years service to the Paralympic movement as a Basketball athlete.[5]
In his professional capacity, Morris sat on the Australian Standards Committee for Access provisions (AS1428) and is a director of Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting.[6] In 1999 he established "accessibility.com.au",[7] a website dedicated to providing information about accessible venues, facilities, services, transport and news.[8]
In 2006 Morris co-invented the Vulcan Wheel, ergonomically designed one-piece extruded aluminium wheelchair wheel for use in general travel and sport. The invention was featured on the ABC New Inventors program.[9][10]
Currently Morris is a member of the International Paralympic Committee and consults for BOCOG.[11]
Morris is hit during competition at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics
References
- 1 2 "Morris, Nicholas Hugh, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- 1 2 "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Wheelchair Basketballers". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 19 January 2000. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- 1 2 Results for Nicholas Morris from the International Paralympic Committee, retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ↑ RMIT Alumni Profile, accessed 1 September 2008
- ↑ "Morris, Nicholas: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ↑ MGAC Directors, accessed 1 September 2008
- ↑ "accessibility.com.au parked with Netfleet.com.au".
- ↑ accessibility.com.au - History, accessed 1 September 2008
- ↑ "New Inventors: The Vulcan Wheel".
- ↑ "New Inventors: The Vulcan Wheel".
- ↑ accessibility.com.au - Accessing Beijing, accessed 1 September 2008
External links
Media related to Nick Morris at Wikimedia Commons