Judith Hamer
- January 11, 2024
- Basketball Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Judith Hamer |
Date Of Birth | Dec 3, 1990(1990-12-03) |
Age | 34 |
Birthplace | Derby |
Country | United Kingdom |
Birth City | England |
Horoscope | Aquarius |
Judith Hamer Biography
Birthday | Dec 3 |
Birth Year | 1990 |
Judith Hamer is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on December 3, 1990 in Derby, England, United Kingdom. Judith Hamer was born in Plymouth on 3 December 1990, with a short thigh bone in her right leg. She could walk wearing crutches and special shoes. After some 18 operations over thirteen years to attempt to correct it, and with her GCSE exams approaching, she told the doctors that enough was enough. In 2006 she had her right leg amputated below the knee. She won a Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for bravery. A few months later, she hiked across the Andes Mountains in Ecuador as part of a reality television show, Beyond Boundaries.
Hamer won bronze at the Women’s U25 World Championships in St Catharines, Ontario in 2011, and silver at the Women’s U25 European Championships in 2013. She was also part of the team at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. “I think we may be at our best for Rio in 2016,” she told reporters beforehand, “but 2012 will be the biggest thing I ever do, and I won’t be able to play at a home Paralympics ever again.”
The British women’s wheelchair basketball team came 7th in London; but Hamer, now a biochemistry student at the University of Worcester, was selected as part of the team for the 2016 Paralympic Games. The British team produced its best ever performance at the Paralympics, making it all the way to the semi- finals, but lost to the United States, and then the bronze medal match to the Netherlands.
Judith Hamer Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Basketball Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Judith Hamer is one of the richest Basketball Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Judith Hamer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Judith Hamer (born 3 December 1990) is a 4.0 point British wheelchair basketball player who represented Great Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games. She won a Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for bravery and trekked across the Andes Mountains in Ecuador as part of a reality television show, Beyond Boundaries.
The idea of playing sport had not been uppermost in her mind, but in 2007 she became interested in wheelchair basketball. She attended a UK Sport Talent Day, and began playing for a local club in Exeter, the Otters in 2007, as a 4.0 point player. The Lord’s Taverners gave her a £2,000 custom-made wheelchair basketball chair. in 2009, she made her international debut at the Paralympic World Cup. She played with the national side at the European championships, at which they won bronze. They went on to win bronze again in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 5 in |
Judith Hamer height 5 ft 5 in Fumie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Judith Hamer Dating?
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Facts & Trivia
Fumie Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Judith Hamer celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.
Top Facts about Judith Hamer
- Judith Hamer is a British Paralympic wheelchair basketball player.
- She was born on May 17, 1983 in Wales.
- Hamer has competed in four Paralympic Games (2004-2016).
- She won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Paralympics.
- Hamer also won gold at the European Championships in 2009 and 2011.
- She plays for the Sheffield Steelers club team.
- Hamer was diagnosed with bone cancer at age 16 and had her leg amputated.
- She started playing wheelchair basketball as part of her rehabilitation.
- In addition to basketball, she enjoys skiing and surfing.
- Hamer is an ambassador for several disability charities and organizations.