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'''Kylie Gauci
'''Kylie Gauci''' is a Paralympian from New South Wales, Australia.


Paralympian'''
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 Gauci was born in January 1985 with lumbar sacral agenesis (missing lower part of spine).  She lives in Rooty Hill, NSW and works with ABC TVShe 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 WheelkingsOn 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.  


Kylie is a prominent name in the NWBL (National Wheelchair Basketball League) with the Stacks Goudkamp Bears and in 2011 was MVP (Most Valuable Player) and named in the All Star Five.  She also plays in the men’s national league for the Sydney Uni Wheelkings.
==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'''


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. In 2002 she won a bronze medal at the world championships, a silver in 2004 at the Athens Paralympics, a bronze at Beijing in 2008 and another silver in London in 2012.  She has two gold medals following victories in the Osaka Cup in 2009 and the Asia Oceania Regional Championships in 2011.
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.
 
==External links==
* [http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/kylie-gauci Paralympic Org]
* [http://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia]


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.


Source: paralympic.org.au/team/kylie-gauci
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 19 June 2013

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.

External links