Frank Pinder
 Pinder at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 17 December 2000 |
| Sport | |
| 1.0 | |
| Club | Perth Wheelcats |
Medal record | |
Frank Pinder (born 17 December 2000) is a 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. He was a member of the Rollers at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Early life
Pinder was born on 17 December 2000. He broke his back at the age of fifteen. Pinder has a digital art qualification and in 2024 works for Innogreen Technologies – a Perth business offering affordable smart accessible technology solutions.
Basketball career
He took up wheelchair basketball after his accident. He made his Rollers team debut at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai where they finished seventh. He was a member of the Rollers team at the 2024 IWBF Asia-Oceania Championships in Thailand, where they won the gold medal and qualified for 2024 Summer Paralympics.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he was a member of the Rollers that finished fifth with a win/loss record of 4-4. He was a member of the Rollers that defeated Italy 81 - 57 to win the gold medal at the 2026 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Ottawa, Canada. He was selected in the tournament's All-Star Five.
References
- ↑ "Fire Burns For Veteran Rollers Picked For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "Frank Pinder". www.australia.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- 1 2 3 Mel (31 August 2021). "Smart move for start-up in smart accessible technology". VisAbility WA. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "Rollers Team Announced for Asia Oceania Championships". www.australia.basketball. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ "Point Proven, But Rollers Lament Lost Opportunity | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ↑ "Rollers crowned World Champions, dominates Italy to claim Gold". www.australia.basketball. 19 September 2026. Retrieved 20 September 2026.
- ↑ "Brown named tournament MVP, Pinder honoured All-Star as Rollers celebrate individual success". www.australia.basketball. 21 September 2026. Retrieved 22 September 2026.