Ann Wild

British Olympic rower Sir Steve Redgrave. (eadt.co.uk, 22 Jan 2012)

Her wheelchair basketball career came to an end in April 2009 due to injury. She underwent brain and spinal surgery in 2011 which meant she could no longer play contact sport. (eadt.co.uk, 22 Jan 2012)

"Never say never." (eadt.co.uk, 22 Jan 2012)

She was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire [OBE] in the Queen's birthday honours list 2010 for her services to wheelchair basketball. (annwild.co.uk, 24 Oct 2011)

She was presented with a lifetime achievement award from Wheelpower in 2009. (annwild.co.uk, 24 Oct 2011)

She was awarded the Outstanding Achievement award by Brunel University in England in 2004 and again in 2009. She was also given an honorary master's from the same institution for services to sport in 2004. (annwild.co.uk, 24 Oct 2011)

She was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 1993 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships. (annwild.co.uk, 24 Oct 2011)

She represented Great Britain in wheelchair basketball at the 1988 Paralympic Games and went on to captain the team for over a decade. She also competed in the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. (eadt.co.uk, 22 Jan 2012)

To push the boundaries and see how far she can go. (disabledshooting.org.uk, 23 Feb 2013)

She was born with spina bifida. (disabledshooting.org.uk, 23 Feb 2013)

NATIONAL FIRST
She was the first female wheelchair basketball player to become coach of a men's National Premier League [NPL] team in Great Britain. She was also the first female to play in a men's NPL team. (annwild.co.uk, 24 Oct 2011)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is head coach of wheelchair basketball club London Titans in England. She provided television analysis of the women's wheelchair basketball competition at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. She also appeared on a Paralympic special of 'Come Dine With Me', a cooking programme on British television. (eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk, 17 Oct 2014; tvnewsroom.co.uk, 05 Apr 2013)