Alumni Paralympian
Isabel Martin
Meet Isabel Martin
Isabel Martin is a Shelford Alumni who is currently in Tokyo, selected in Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball team, the Gliders. Isabel spent Prep to Year 12 at Shelford graduating in 2017 and is currently studying a Master of Dietetics at Monash University.
Isabel made her international debut with the Australian Women's National Wheelchair Basketball team (the Gliders) at the Osaka Cup in February 2016. In May 2019, she was part of the Australians Devils U25 team that won silver at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Suphanburi, Thailand and in 2020, she was Basketball Victoria’s Wheelchair Athlete of the Year!
We would love for the community to get behind Isabel on her journey in Tokyo, and cheer her on. Watch Isabel in the following games:
| Date and time | Event |
| Wed 25 Aug, 3.45–7.45pm | Women's Preliminary Round Group A Great Britain vs Canada Australia vs Japan |
| Thu 26 Aug, 10am–2pm | Women's Preliminary Round Group A Germany vs Australia Japan vs Great Britain |
| Sat 28 Aug, 9.30–11.15pm | Women's Preliminary Round Group A Australia vs Great Britain |
| Sun 29 Aug, 9.30–11.15pm | Women's Preliminary Round Group A Canada vs Australia |
A full schedule of basketball events including finals are available here: Wheelchair Basketball Competition Schedule (olympics.com)
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To read more about Isabel, check out this article about her journey to Tokyo.