Kylie Gauci
Kylie Gauci is a Paralympian from New South Wales, Australia.
She was born in January 1985 with lumbar sacral agenesis (missing lower part of spine). She lives in Rooty Hill, NSW and works with ABC TV. She first started competing in wheelchair basketball in 1996 because she loved the contact element of the sport as well as the many finer skills required at the elite level.
Kylie is a prominent name in the NWBL (National Wheelchair Basketball League) with the Stacks Goudkamp Bears. She also plays in the men’s national league for the Sydney Uni Wheelkings. On the international scene Kylie played as a 14 year old for the Australian junior national team and by age 17 she became a regular in the senior national team.
Awards and recognitions
- 2011 - Most Valuable Player - Stacks Goudkamp Bears and named in the All Star Five.
- 2002 - Bronze medal at the World Championships
- 2004 - Silver medal at the Athens Paralympics
- 2008 - Bronze medal at Beijing Paralympics
- 2012 - Silver medal at the London Paralympics
- 2009 - Gold medal in the Osaka Cup
- 2011 - Gold Medal in the Asia Oceania Regional Championships
Kyle is regarded as one of the fittest and most dedicated members of the Australian team with a really good outside game but her inside work is just as effective.