Dylan Alcott AO 2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Alcott Country (sports) Australia Residence Hampton East, Victoria Born (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990(age 32) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Turned pro 2014 Retired 2022 Plays Quad, right-handed Singles Career record 245-55 (81.7%) Highest ranking No. To re-enable the tools or to convert back to English, click "view original" on the Google Translate toolbar. In 2021, Dylan Alcott became the first male in history, in any form of tennis to win the Golden Slam - all four grand slams and the Paralympic gold medal in a calendar year. He continued to dominate the sport with the Australian Rollers Wheelchair Basketball Team and was part of the gold-medal-winning team at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games the Rollers beat the Canadians 72-60 in a close Final. The naming of Dylan Alcott as the first Australian of the Year with a visible disability will help shine the spotlight on the importance of removing barriers to employing people with disability, said JobAccess General Manager, Daniel Valiente-Riedl today. "I don't try to be one, and I think that's why people have got into the story - they've thought 'I'll get around that guy, he seems like he's having fun and being himself'. The reason I get out of bed is to change perceptions, so that people with disability can live the life they deserve to live. He launched Get Skilled Access in 2016, the Dylan Alcott Foundation in 2017, and Ability Fest in 2018. After one year of study, he decided to move back to Melbourne to train for the 2012 London Paralympic Games. In 2010, Alcott was a part of the Rollers success at the World Championships in Birmingham, England. Alcott understands and embraces he's a role model - not just for disabled Australians and athletes, but for everyone. In January 2015, he won his first grand slam championship by beating David Wagner in straight sets at the quad wheelchair Australian Open. Dylan ALCOTT Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age The Truth About Growing Up Disabled - Parents Helping Parents He defeated the then world number three, Andy Lapthorne, that July for his first ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour Super Series title. Alcott may have lost to Sam Schroder in Thursday's final, bringing a curtain down on a storied and revered career, but he said he's already achieved the ultimate win in his life - discovering his purpose. 'He's Inspired a Nation': Dylan Alcott Says Goodbye to Tennis Perhaps with an eighth title win? the Australian Paralympic Team! Alcott has been open throughout his career about how his disability and sport has affected his life and his mental health, not least in his autobiography, Able. "If a person with a disability needs a free daily RAT test so they feel confident going out and doing things that we all might take for granted, they've got to get that RAT test. He won a Medal of the Order of Australia for his role in the gold-medal-winning Rollers team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. 2 Andy Lapthorne (GBR) in straight sets to claim the quad singles crown. Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott will have no regrets as he moves into retirement after a decorated career on the court. The 31-year-old athlete, Paralympian, philanthropist, media commentator and advocate was recognised for both his sport and disability awareness work . You know what to do, and you've had people telling you what do your whole life. I really didn't. But this is Dylan Alcott we are talking about. 1(29 June 2015) Alcott has apparently also crowdsurfed in his wheelchair and says hes only fallen out once. To be 17 and win gold well it just doesnt get any better than that. Dylan said after the win. Dylan Alcott is a single man. At age 17 Alcott was the youngest Paralympics wheelchair basketball competitor at the time. He is a highly sought-after motivational speaker and travels the country, and the world, inspiring organisations to be the best versions of themselves. "I feel ridiculous sitting up here, to be honest. I've got to celebrate this for what it is, which is one of the biggest achievements of my career. The reason I get out of bed every day is to change perceptions, he once told former ABC News Breakfast presenter Fran Kelly. At an event, an inebriated person attempted to lift Alcott out of his wheelchair, leading to a fall in which Alcott sustained cuts from broken glass on the floor. "We've got to fund the NDIS, first and foremost, and listen to people with lived experience and ask them what they need so they can get out and start living the lives they want to live and remind ourselves that it is an investment in people with disabilities, so they can get off pensions and start paying taxes, just like their carers and their family members as well. Dylan Alcott AO is a Paralympic tennis and basketball player who was awarded a Scholarship within the 2011 Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program, and was paired with Andrew Gaze AM as his Mentor. Meanwhile, his worldwide success has contributed significantly to his net worth. Thanks to the work of Alcott and a number of other disabled sports stars using their platform to promote and inspire change, these days, the final is on Rod Laver Arena in front of thousands - and has an audience of hundreds of thousands on television. "[4], In 2017, Alcott established the Dylan Alcott Foundation "with the core purpose of helping young Australians with disabilities gain self-esteem and respect through sport and study". He is also the first quad tennis player to complete the career grand slam, having won all four majors in both singles and doubles. Dylan became the first male tennis player ever to win a Golden Slam. He then participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London, England. The other stuff means more, so I can actually enjoy when I play tennis.". Dylan Alcott, best known for being a Triathlete, was born in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday, December 4, 1990. Dylan Alcott's age is 32. Britannica does not review the converted text. Dylan Alcott began his basketball career at the age of 14 when he played his first game of wheelchair basketball for the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, in the 2006 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, where the team earned bronze. Alcott was the youngest competitor in the wheelchair basketball tournament during the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Not just yet. 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While Alcott was competing in the major professional tournaments, he also participated in the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dylan Alcott issues passionate defence of the NDIS at the disability Lawson Crescent Acton Peninsula, CanberraDaily 9am5pm, closed Christmas Day Freecall: 1800 026 132, Museum Cafe9am4pm, weekdays9am4.30pm, weekends. A day later, his Paralympic singles dream came true when he defeated Andy Lapthorne to win the gold medal in the Mens Quad Singles. You would be forgiven for thinking that with Dylans side hussles taking off as they have, his sport has suffered. There are 4.5 million people in Australia with a physical or non-physical disability.