Gold in his sights - Jeremy Tyndall selected for Paralympic Games

By Tyler Maher

Aug 4, 2021

Jeremy Tyndall will make his Australian Rollers debut on arguably the biggest stage of them all.

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The Waaia product will head to Tokyo as part of the nation's wheelchair basketball squad, competing for glory in the Paralympic Games.

And — as one of the most successful Aussie teams in Paralympic history with two gold and two silver medals since 1996 — expectations are high heading into proceedings, which begin on August 25.

“I'm very excited,” Tyndall said.

“It's my first time with the senior team and it's at an Olympics. It's going to be very special and I'm honoured to be selected.

“We're going in ranked number three in the world, so there's high expectations within the group.”

Tyndall has prior experience on the international stage after winning bronze with the Australian under-23 Spinners at the 2017 World Championships, and has been playing with and against the nation's best since then in the National Wheelchair Basketball League.

“Playing at the under-23 world champs in Canada was a great experience and a real stepping stone into the senior squad,” he said.

“It was a different stage, but it was a good learning curve.

“I played a couple of games for Sydney this year (in the NWBL) but played with Kilsyth for three years before that.

“Being thrown in the deep end with some of the best players in the country has been really good for my development.”

A familiar face around Greater Shepparton, Tyndall has spent time with the Rolla Gators (formerly the Goulburn Valley Wheelies) and returns to his home town as often as he can.

“I like to get back home to Waaia as much as possible on the weekends and catch up with the boys,” Tyndall said.

“I'm studying a Bachelor of Primary Education at La Trobe in Bundoora and I'm just heading into my last semester now.

“It's going to be a stressful couple of months trying to finish my degree while also heading to Tokyo, but my teachers have been really great.”

The Rollers have been drawn into a tough group, with the top four teams from the 2018 World Championships — Australia, Great Britain, USA and Iran — joined by Germany and Algeria in group B.

The top four teams in the group will progress through to the quarter-finals.

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