[Archive 2012-09-28] Wikinews interviews Australian Glider Amanda Carter

Historical archive — originally published 2012-09-28. This report records what was known on that date. It is not current news; subsequent events may have changed the situation. Wikinews closed in May 2026.

Melbourne, Australia — Monday, following her return from London, Wikinews talked with Amanda Carter, the longest-serving member of Australia's national wheelchair basketball team (the Gliders).

Amanda Carter: Yes. It says "occupational therapist" on the door even. And I do have a son called Alex. Which is him there [pointing to his picture].

Amanda Carter: It was for a tournament prior to then. Australia had to qualify at a pre-Paralympic tournament in England in about April of 1992 and I was selected for that. And that was my first trip overseas with the Gliders.

Amanda Carter: Amazing. I guess because it was my first Paralympics. I hadn't long been in a wheelchair, so all of it was pretty new to me. Barcelona was done very, very well. I guess Australia wasn't expected to do very well and finished fourth, so it was a good tournament for us.

Amanda Carter: I did. I played in the men's league at that point. Which was Dandenong Rangers. It had a different name back then. I can't remember what they were called back then but eventually it became the Dandenong Rangers.

Amanda Carter: Good question. Very good question. I think it was in Stoke. 'Cause 1998 was Sydney, so I've got a feeling that it was in Stoke Mandeville in England.

Amanda Carter: It was. It was. I guess also because it was the USA. It was their home crowd and everything, so it was a very packed game.

Amanda Carter: They do. They love basketball. But Atlanta again was done very well. Would have been nice to get the medal, ‘cause I think we sort of had bigger expectations of ourselves at that point, ‘cause we weren't the new kids on the block at that point but still finished fourth.

((WN)) You were the second leading scorer in the event, with thirty points scored for the competition.

Amanda Carter: Yeah, but in those days I guess it was more unusual for a low pointer to be more a scorer.

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