Shelley Chaplin

Shelley Chaplin

Shelley Chaplin (born September 4 1984) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player.

Born in Victoria, Chaplin was educated at Girton Grammar in Bendigo, Victoria and graduated in 2002. In 2002, Shelley also represented her country in wheelchair basketball. Shelley is eligible to play the sport as she is an incomplete paraplegic.

She has played since 1999 and her greatest basketball achievement has been winning a silver medal at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens as part of the Australian women's team. [ [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?games=2004PG&medal=medals&sport=all&gender=all&npc=AUS Official Paralympic website, medal results, accessed November 7 2007] ]

Chaplin currently resides in Urbana, Illinois, where she attends the University of Illinois and plays for the university in the country's first division. She was named an All-American in the 2006-2007 season. [ [http://www.disability.uiuc.edu/page.php?id=155 University of Illinois website accessed November 7 2007] ] The University of Illinois women's team were national champions in 2005/06 and 2006/07. Chaplin was a member of the team for both these victories.

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