Martyn Dunn
Martyn Dunn in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992
Sport
Country Australia
SportWheelchair tennis

Martyn Dunn (born 25 December 1992) is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, his first Games.[1]

Personal

Dunn was born on 25 December 1992. He attended Saint Ignatius College, Geelong.[2] He was an apprentice carpenter before a motorcycle accident in November 2015.[3][4] The accident resulted in a fractured shoulder, shoulder blade, four ribs — one which was removed in surgery - and back broken in four places, with spinal cord damage at the T12 level.[2]

Tennis

Before his accident, Dunn played tennis and Australian Football.[2] After his accident, he took up wheelchair tennis as part of his rehabilitation.[4] Tennis Australia's national wheelchair coach, Greg Crump, identified Dunn as a promising wheelchair tennis player.[2]

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Dunn lost in the Round of 64 in the Men's Singles and Round of 32 in the Doubles.

References

  1. ↑ "Australia's Wheelchair Tennis Quartet Confirmed For Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ryan, Gemma (3 February 2017). "Wheelchair tennis star Martyn Dunn scouted by Tennis Australia during injury rehab". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Australian wheelchair tennis team locked in for Tokyo Paralympics". Tennis Australia. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "From a broken back to elite tennis player". SBS. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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