// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Laura Davoli a good baker? She kneads the dough.
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Australia |
| Born | 3 August 2005 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
| Position | Forward |
| 4.5 | |
Event | Women's team |
| College team | University of Texas at Arlington Lady Movin Mavs |
| Club | Victorian Wonders |
Laura Davoli (born 3 August 2005) is a 4-point wheelchair basketball player who plays forward. She represented Australia at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai, the 2023 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Thailand and the 2026 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Ottawa.[1]
Biography
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Laura Davoli was born on 3 August 2005.[2] She attended St Therese's School in Essendon, Victoria. When she was seven, she had a group A streptococcal infection that resulted in the loss of both her legs.[3] She played tennis and participated in competitive swimming but found she preferred wheelchair basketball. When she was 12 she participated in the Victorian State Development Program (SDP) once a week for three hours on a Sunday but then gave it up for a while. When she was 15, she joined the U25 SDP.[4]
This was followed by selection for the Gliders team for the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Dubai and the Devil's team for the 2023 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Thailand. She also competed at the Oceania Women's Basketball Championships, where she won gold,[4] and the 2026 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Ottawa.[5] She was Victoria's Wheelchair Athlete of the Year in 2025,[6] and coached young players in Diamond Valley.[4]
In 2026, after a strong year with the Victorian Wonders in Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League,[7] during which she averaged 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists per game, she became part of the UT Arlington Mavericks women's wheelchair basketball (Lady Movin' Mavs) team at the University of Texas at Arlington as a freshman studying psychology.[8][9][10] She was one of two women on the UT Arlington team competing at the 2026 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships in Ottawa in September 2026.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2026 World Championships for Women - Australia". IWBF. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Laura Davoli". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Big V interview: Laura Davoli is an emerging star of wheelchair basketball". Herald-Sun. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "An inspiration - Insight into wheelchair basketballer Laura Davoli". Basketball Victoria. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "2026 World Championships for Women - Australia". IWBF. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Congratulations to Laura Davoli for..." Basketball Victoria. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Signed!". Vic Wonders & Marvels. Retrieved 12 September 2026 – via Facebook.
- 1 2 "Mavs set to compete at IWBF Wheelchair Basketball World Championships". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Laura Davoli - Women's Wheelchair Basketball". University of Texas Arlington Athletics. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Gliders duo bring international experience into qualification push". Basketball. Retrieved 12 September 2026.