Abby Dunkin
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Gold: 1 Silver: 0 Bronze: 0
Quick Facts
Birthday: November 24, 1995
Height: 5'10"
Age: 29
Hometown: New Braunfels, TX
Education: Canyon High School (New Braunfels, Texas) ‘14 University of Texas at Arlington ‘18, Kinesiology
Biography
Quick Facts
- Despite being diagnosed at age 13 with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a brain disorder that causes abnormal pain, Dunkin grew up playing sports including basketball, track and martial arts. Midway through her junior year, complications from a rare nervous system disorder left her unable to walk and needing to use a wheelchair on a daily basis. She was re-diagnosed with Neurocardiogenic Syncope Dysautonomia with Small Fiber Neuropathy and discovered wheelchair basketball after watching videos of the 2012 Paralympic Games. A few months after, she began playing with the San Antonio ParaSport Spurs Wheelchair Basketball Team and was eventually recruited to the UT-Arlington’s Lady Movin’ Mavs where she helped the team to a national championship
- Daughter of Melissa Kratsas and Steve Dunkin
- Has a younger sister, Alex
- Hobbies include watching Netflix, fishing, listening to music, sleeping, writing poetry and road trips
- Started playing wheelchair basketball as a junior in high school
- Fan of the San Antonio Spurs
- Taught herself how to play the acoustic guitar
- Is a second-degree black belt
- Always includes a song by Elvis Presley on her pre-game playlist.
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, gold (Team - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – 6th (Team - Women)
- Years of participation: Team - Women 2018
- Top finish: 6th – 2018 (Team - Women)
