Bailey Moody
Sport: Wheelchair Basketball
Gold: 0 Silver: 1 Bronze: 1
Quick Facts
Birthday: November 16, 2001
Height: 5'7"
Age: 23
Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
Education: University of Alabama
Biography
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Patrick and Tiffany Moody
- Has two brothers, Luke and Caleb, and two sisters, Lexi and Emmy
- Grew up playing several sports including basketball, tennis and softball
- Was diagnosed with stage four osteosarcoma, an aggressive cancerous tumor that originates at the end of a growth bone, that led to the amputation of her right leg at age 10
- Started playing wheelchair basketball for the Blazesports Jr. Hawks and has risen to become a young talent on the U.S. women’s wheelchair national team
Wears #43 in honor of Philip Lutzenkirchen, a former Auburn University football player who died in a drunk driving accident
- Hobbies include theater and playing the piano and guitar
- Appeared on the show “The Doctors” because of her unique amputation called rotationplasty.
Paralympic Experience
- 2-time Paralympian; 2-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Paris 2024, silver (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (Team - Women)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – bronze (Team - Women)
- Years of participation: Team - Women 2018, 2023
- Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
- Bronze – 2023 (Team - Women)
