Mogo Wheelchairs is an Australian manufacturer of sporting wheelchairs established by Michael Callahan who competed in wheelchair basketball for Australia at the 1984 Summer Paralympics and 1992 Summer Paralympics.[1][2][3][4]

Origins

Callahan wasn't able to find suitable chairs for competitive wheelchair basketball, and started building his own in the early 1980s.[2][4] In 2000 Callahan reported to Sydney Morning Herald that his company was building 600 to 700 chairs a year at around AUD 2,000 per chair, and almost all of Australia's wheelchair basketball team was using his chairs.[2]

Mogo pioneered the inclusion of a fifth wheel that is now standard in wheelchair basketball.[5][6][7]

Advocacy

Double amputee, Paralympian and public speaker Matt Glowacki is their advocate in the United States.[8][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ NSW Hansard, 12 October 2000, Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games
  2. 1 2 3 Michelle Griffin (31 August 2000). "He got game". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 26.
  3. ↑ "Wheelchair gives Jason an edge". The Nelson Mail, Nelson, New Zealand. 20 September 2000. p. 23.
  4. 1 2 3 "About Mogo Wheelchairs :: 100% Australian custom made wheelchair". Mogowheelchairs.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "The Wheelchair". Wheelchairbasketball.ca. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Basketball Wheelchairs". Livestrong.Com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Cherubini Enterprises". Thursday, 11 February 2021
  8. ↑ "Guest lecturer to address diversity on 'south park'". US Fed News Service. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010.


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