Name : Caroline Matthews

 

Date of Birth : 12/04/1973

                  

Place of Birth : Cornwall

 

Male/female : Female

 

Occupation : Lawyer

 

Classification : 4.5

 

Favorite Position On Court : Centre 

Vest Number : 15

When did you start playing wheelchair basketball?    2001 

Have you played with any clubs other than the CELTS?   

I played the "running game" with Plymouth Racers, Cardiff Uni and for Welsh Universities. And I have played Wheelchair Basketball with Bristol Pirates (2nd Division), London Force (1st Division and Womens League) and Oldham Owls (Superleague). 

 

Why do you enjoy playing basketball?   

I love playing as part of a team and I guess I am just addicted to basketball - its a great game!

 

Playing History/Basketball Achievements :   

Domestic Achievements

2001/02 Season - won Division 2 South with Bristol Pirates

2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 Seasons - won Womens League with Force

 

International Achievements

Selected into the GB squad in January 2002 and has since represented Great Britain at the following tournaments :

Year	Tournament	Caps
2002	World Championships ("Gold Cup") in Kitakyushu, Japan	5
2003	European Championships in Hamburg, Germany (Bronze Medal)	6
2004	Spitfire Tournament, Canada	6
2004	Athens Paralympics	6
2005	Paralympic World Cup, Manchester (Silver Medal)	5
2005	European Championships in Lille, France	6
2006	Paralympic World Cup, Manchester (Silver Medal)	5
2007	Paralympic World Cup, Manchester	5
2007	International tournament in Cannes, France	4
2007	4 Nations tournament in Hamburg, Germany	4
2007	European Championships in Wetzlar, Germany (Bronze Medal)	6
2008	Paralympic World Cup, Manchester (Bronze Medal)	5
2008	Roosevelt World Cup, Atlanta, USA	6
2008	Invitation Tri-Nations, Cardiff (Bronze Medal)	4
2008	Spitfire Tournament, Canada	7
2008	Beijing Paralympics	7
2009	Paralympic World Cup, Manchester	5
2009	European Championships at Stoke Mandeville, UK	6
2010	Roosevelt Tournament, Warm Springs, USA	7
2010	Lakeshore Tournament, Birmingham, USA	5
2010	Paralympic World Cup, Manchester	4
2010	Invitational FSB Tournament (USA and Japan)	4
2010	World Championships, Birmingham, UK	7

 

Most memorable basketball moment (so far) :  

Scoring the opening basket for Great Britain at the Athens Paralympic Games 2004. 
Scoring a buzzer beater in a GB game in Hamburg, Germany 2007.
 

 

Other hobbies :    Photography and learning to play the guitar!

  

Personal Goals (basketball related) :  

To be the best player and team mate I can be and to help make Cardiff CELTS Wheelchair Basketball Club a successful and inclusive place to enjoy playing basketball.

 

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