Abby Dunkin

Abigail Dunkin (born November 24, 1995) is an American 3.5 point wheelchair basketball player who won gold at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada, the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Suphanburi, Thailand.

Early life Abby Dunkin was born on November 24, 1995, in Rota, Andalusia, Spain, but considers New Braunfels, Texas, to be her home town. She continued to play sports despite the pain. In February 2013, she went to North Texas for treatment. She was told that she could never play basketball again, get a tattoo, or consume caffeine. She became depressed and addicted to prescription painkillers, once experienced an overdose.

Sport career Dunkin competed in track and field athletics at Comal Canyon High School, winning wheelchair 100 metres, 400 metres and shot put events. She discovered wheelchair basketball watching videos of the sport at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London on YouTube. She trained with military veterans and the San Antonio ParaSport Spurs.

In January 2015, after only a few months with the Lady Movin' Mavs, Dunkin was invited to try out for the national team. She was selected for the team, which won gold at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada. In 2016, she was part of the USA team at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Dunkin continued to play with the Movin Mavs. On 17 March 2018, they capped off an undefeated season by beating their arch-rivals, the University of Alabama 65–55 to win the national championship.

In 2018, Dunkin was one of three UTA students selected for the national team at the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Hamburg, Germany, where Team USA came sixth. On 16 March 2019, the Movin' Mavs once again faced the University of Alabama in the national championship final, but this time fell short, losing 87–76 in extra time. In May 2019 she won a gold medal with the U25 Women's side at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Suphanburi, Thailand. Team USA defeated Australia in the final 62–25. Dunkin was selected as one of the All-Star Five, along with Movin' Mav teammates Rose Hollermann and Annabelle Lindsay.