Mogo Wheelchairs is an Australian manufacturer of sporting wheelchairs established by Michael Callahan who competed in wheelchair basketball for Australia at the 1984 Summer Paralympics and 1992 Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3][4]
Origins edit
Callahan wasn't able to find suitable chairs for competitive wheelchair basketball, and started building his own in the early 1980s.[2][4] In 2000 Callahan reported to Sydney Morning Herald that his company was building 600 to 700 chairs a year at around AUD 2,000 per chair, and almost all of Australia's wheelchair basketball team was using his chairs.[2]
Mogo pioneered the inclusion of a fifth wheel that is now standard in wheelchair basketball.[5][6][7]
Advocacy edit
Double amputee, Paralympian and public speaker Matt Glowacki is their advocate in the United States.[8][4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ NSW Hansard, 12 October 2000, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
- ^ a b c Michelle Griffin (31 August 2000). "He got game". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 26.
- ^ "Wheelchair gives Jason an edge". The Nelson Mail, Nelson, New Zealand. 20 September 2000. p. 23.
- ^ a b c "About Mogo Wheelchairs :: 100% Australian custom made wheelchair". Mogowheelchairs.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "The Wheelchair". Wheelchairbasketball.ca. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Basketball Wheelchairs". Livestrong.Com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Cherubini Enterprises". Thursday, 11 February 2021
- ^ "Guest lecturer to address diversity on 'south park'". US Fed News Service. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010.
External links edit
- Official website
- Michael Callahan at the International Paralympic Committee
- Matthew Glowacki at the International Paralympic Committee
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