Jamey Jewells
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| Nationality |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 23, 1989 Sydney, Nova Scotia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nova Scotia Flying Wheels | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Michael Broughton and Bill Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamey Jewells (born August 23, 1989) is Canadian 1.0 point wheelchair basketball player, who has played for Team Canada and the Trier Dolphins in Germany. She was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and raised in Donkin, Nova Scotia.
Jewells began playing basketball at the age of seven. At the age of fourteen in the year 2003 she was severely injured in a car accident, breaking several ribs and her T12-L1 vertebrae, forcing her to spend close to two years in the hospital. Her occupational therapist suggested to her wheelchair basketball to help her recovery.[1]
She had to take some time off from 2007-2009 due to health and school, and didn't return until 2010. When she did come back, she ended up withdrawing from the Marconi Campus of Nova Scotia Community College in Sydney, so she could focus on her training.
She has played basketball in every province of Canada, the United States, Osaka, Japan, and in Quakenbrück, Germany. In May 2011 she played in Manchester, England, and having been named to the Canadian National team will also play in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England.[2]
International competition
- All Star, 2011, Women's U25 World Championships, St. Catharines, Ontario[3]
- 4th, 2011, Women's U25 World Championships, St. Catharines, ON
- Gold, 2014, Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championships, Toronto, ON
- Silver 2015, ParaPan American Games, Toronto, ON
Domestic competition
- 5th, 2011, Canada Games, Nova Scotia team
- 6th, 2010, Junior National Championships, Nova Scotia team
- 6th, 2010, Women's CWBL National Championships, Nova Scotia / Ontario
- 2nd, 2013, MWBA, Flying Wheels
- 4th, 2014, Women's CWBL National Championships, Calgary Rollers (Richmond B.C)
- 2nd, 2014, MWBA, Flying Wheels
- 2nd, 2015, Women's CWBL National Championships, Calgary Rollers (Calgary, AB)
- 3rd, 2016, Women's CWBL National Championships, Calgary Rollers (Montreal, QC)
- 2nd, 2016, CWBL National Championships, National Academy (Kamloops, BC)
Awards and highlights
- Named to 2016 Women's National Championship tournament all-star team
- Female top scorer season 2013/2014 Maritime Wheelchair Basketball Association
- League all Star season 2013/2014 Maritime Wheelchair Basketball Association
- Named Defensive Player of the Year by the Maritime Wheelchair Basketball Association season 2013/2014
- Recipient of Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012)
- Named to 2011 Women’s U25 World Championships tournament all-star team
- Named 2011 Ricoh Sport Award for Female Athlete of the Year
External links
References
- ^ "Blog - Jamey Jewells - Team Canada". Wheelchair Basketball Canada. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- ^ "Jewells turns tragedy into triumph". Cape Breton Post. February 11, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "No 13 - Jamey Jewells : Wheelchair Basketball Canada". Wheelchairbasketball.ca. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
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