Dylan Alcott Biography
Dylan Alcott is a former wheelchair tennis player, wheelchair basketball player, radio broadcaster, and motivational speaker from Australia. Alcott was a member of Australia’s men’s national wheelchair basketball team, dubbed the “Rollers” by fans. At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, he was the youngest Rollers gold medalist at the age of 17.
How old is Dylan Alcott? – Age
He is 32 years old as of 4 December 2022. He was born in 1990 in Melbourne, Australia. His real name is Dylan Martin Alcott.
Dylan Alcott Family – Education
He is the son of Martin and Resie Alcott. His older brother’s name is Zack. He was born with a tumor wrapped around his spinal cord, which was surgically removed in his first few weeks of life. The tumor was successfully removed, but it left Alcott paraplegic and necessitating him to use a wheelchair.
Alcott attended Brighton Grammar School beginning in year 6, and he represented Victoria in swimming as well as Australia in wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball. In 2008, Alcott graduated from Brighton Grammar School.
Dylan Alcott Partner
He is a partner of Chantelle Otten, who is a sex therapist.
Dylan Alcott Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Dylan Alcott Foundation
Alcott founded the Dylan Alcott Foundation in 2017 with the goal of “helping young Australians with disabilities gain self-esteem and respect through sport and study.” Alcott was named the Australian Patron for the International Day of People with Disabilities in September 2017.
Dylan Alcott Books
Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams, and Breaking Glass Ceilings, Alcott’s autobiography, was released in 2018 by ABC Books with assistance from Grantlee Kieza. Alcott has also released the book as an audiobook, reading it himself.
Dylan Alcott Australian Open
He won the quad wheelchair Australian Open in January 2015, defeating David Wagner in straight sets. It was his first grand slam victory. He was rated number one at the end of 2015 after winning eight trophies, including two grand slam singles crowns. Alcott became the third professional tennis player and the only male player to complete the calendar-year Golden Slam in 2021, capturing singles victories at the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open, as well as a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
In 2021, he will be joined by another professional wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot in accomplishing the feat. They became the first two professional tennis players to accomplish the feat since Steffi Graf in 1988. After winning the gold medal at the Paralympics, Alcott declared his retirement from the competition and said he will not compete in the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Alcott confirmed his plan to retire from competitive tennis after the Australian Open in January 2022 in November 2021.
Dylan Alcott Retire
After winning the gold medal at the Paralympics, Alcott declared his retirement from the competition and said he will not compete in the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Alcott confirmed his plan to retire from competitive tennis after the Australian Open in January 2022 in November 2021.
Dylan Alcott Basketball
Alcott began playing wheelchair basketball when he was 14 years old. At the 2006 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, Alcott made his debut for Australia’s men’s national wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, which won the bronze medal. Alcott kept his berth and was with the Rollers when they traveled to the Beijing Olympic warm-up event in January 2008. Alcott rose to prominence in basketball with his exploits for the Dandenong Rangers (not to be confused with the female club of the same name) and selection to the 2008 all-star squad. He has also had success in junior play, winning the Most Valuable Player award in the Junior National Basketball Championships.
Alcott was a member of the gold-medal-winning Rollers team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, for which he got an Order of Australia Medal. Alcott was quoted during his first Paralympics: “To be 17 and win a gold… well, it just doesn’t get any better than that.”
Alcott got a scholarship at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign in 2009, and he later won the College Championship division with the University of Illinois wheelchair basketball team. After a year of schooling, he opted to return to Melbourne to train for the Paralympic Games in London in 2012.
Alcott helped the Rollers win the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham, England. It was the first global title for the Australian wheelchair basketball team, and Alcott was nominated to the tournament’s global All-Star 5. Alcott was a member of the Australian men’s wheelchair squad that won silver at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.