 2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Alcott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Hampton East, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1990 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Quad, right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 245–55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (29 June 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2019, 2020, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2019, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2015, 2018, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Masters | W (2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games | W (2016, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 108–46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (9 September 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | W (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US Open | W (2019, 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paralympic Games | W (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2004–2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| Last updated on: 27 January 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dylan Martin Alcott, AO (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host, actor, foundation founder, business owner and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, known colloquially as the Australian "Rollers". At the age of 17, he became the youngest Rollers gold medal winner, at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and was the youngest to compete in the wheelchair basketball competition. In 2014, he returned to wheelchair tennis with the aim of participating at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, at which he won gold medals in the Men's Quad Singles and Doubles. He was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year due to his outstanding achievements at Rio.
Alcott is the only man to complete the Golden Slam in quad singles, winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021. In addition, he also won a separate non-calendar-year Grand Slam in quad singles between 2018 and 2019. He is also the only man to complete the Grand Slam[broken anchor] in quad doubles, winning all four major titles in 2019.
Alongside his sporting career, Alcott hosted the weekend afternoon radio show on Australian radio station Triple J, and the ABC live music show The Set, as well as being a commentator for the 2019 Australian Open. He also was a member of the panel on the AFL Footy Show in 2019 until its cancellation.
In 2022, Alcott was named Australian of the Year and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.[1] A portrait by Felix von Dallwitz titled Dylan Alcott, AOTY was a finalist in the 2022 Archibald Prize.[2]
- ^ Brennan, Eliott (26 January 2022). "Paralympic gold medallist Dylan Alcott makes more history after being named Australian of the Year". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2022 work: Dylan Alcott, AOTY by Felix von Dallwitz". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 May 2022.