Nicholas Morris
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Nicholas Morris OAM
is a Men's wheelchair basketball
player for Australia
, who was a member of the team
that won gold at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
in Atlanta as well as a member of the 2000 Summer Paralympics
wheelchair basketball
squad. Nick was injured in a motorcycle accident at age 16 and credits his involvement in sport as the key to his rehabilitation.
Nick was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist in 1997. He was also presented with an Australian Sports Medal
in 2000 for his many years service to the Paralympic movement as a Basketball athlete.
In his professional capacity, Nick sat on the Australian Standards Committee for Access provisions (AS1428) and is a director of Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting. In 1999 he established accessibility.com.au, a web site dedicated to providing information about accessible venues, facilities, services, transport and news.
In 2006 Nick co-invented the Vulcan Wheel, ergonomically designed one-piece extruded aluminium wheelchair wheel for use in general travel and sport. The invention was featured on the ABC
New Inventors program.
Currently Nick is a member of the International Paralympic Committee
and consults for BOCOG.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
is a Men's wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
player for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, who was a member of the team
Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team
The Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team is the men's wheelchair basketball side that represents Australia in international competitions. The team is known as the Rollers...
that won gold at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, USA were held from 16 August to 25 August. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million....
in Atlanta as well as a member of the 2000 Summer Paralympics
2000 Summer Paralympics
The 2000 Paralympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia, from 18 October to 29 October. The eleventh Summer Paralympic Games, an estimated 3800 athletes took part in the Sydney programme. They commenced with the opening ceremony on 18 October 2000...
wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair basketball is basketball played by people in wheelchairs and is considered one of the major disabled sports practiced. The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation is the governing body for this sport. It is recognized by the International Paralympic Committee as the sole...
squad. Nick was injured in a motorcycle accident at age 16 and credits his involvement in sport as the key to his rehabilitation.
Nick was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist in 1997. He was also presented with an Australian Sports Medal
Australian Sports Medal
The Australian Sports Medal was an award given during 2000 to recognise achievements in Australian sport.Recipients of the award included competitors, coaches, sports scientists, office holders, and people who maintained sporting facilities and services. Over 18,000 Medals were...
in 2000 for his many years service to the Paralympic movement as a Basketball athlete.
In his professional capacity, Nick sat on the Australian Standards Committee for Access provisions (AS1428) and is a director of Morris Goding Accessibility Consulting. In 1999 he established accessibility.com.au, a web site dedicated to providing information about accessible venues, facilities, services, transport and news.
In 2006 Nick co-invented the Vulcan Wheel, ergonomically designed one-piece extruded aluminium wheelchair wheel for use in general travel and sport. The invention was featured on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
New Inventors program.
Currently Nick is a member of the International Paralympic Committee
International Paralympic Committee
The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports...
and consults for BOCOG.