page_title: Sarah Stewart (basketball)
section_title: Paralympics
hierarchical_section_title: Sarah Stewart (basketball) / Wheelchair basketball / National team / Paralympics
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of Australian Paralympic team member Sarah Stewart at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in London
context_page_description: Sarah Stewart is a 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player from Australia. She participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where she won a silver medal; in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal; and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, where she won a second silver medal.
  Stewart has played in the Australian Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League and the National Wheelchair Basketball League since 2002. She has won numerous awards, including being named to the 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 WNWBL All-Star Five; the 2009 and 2010 WNWBL Most Valuable Player in the 3 point class; and the 2002 WNWBL Best New Talent. She was 2010 WNWBL Champion with the Sydney Uni Flames, and 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009 WNWBL Champion with the Hills Hornets. She was the WNWBL's Highest point scorer in 2010. She was also a 2005 and 2004 NWBL Champion with the West Sydney Razorbacks.
  Stewart was first selected to play for the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team, known as the Gliders, in 2003.
context_section_description: Stewart was part of the silver medal-winning team, at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, and the bronze medal winning team  at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. She played in the team's semi-final loss to the United States and was one of Australia's key defenders in the game.
  Stewart was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. In the group stage, the Australia women's national wheelchair basketball team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics posted wins against Brazil, Great Britain, and the Netherlands, but lost to the Canada. This was enough to advance the Gliders to the quarter-finals, where they beat Mexico. The Gliders then defeated the United States by a point to set up a final clash with Germany. The Gliders lost 44–58, and earned a silver medal.
caption: Stewart at the 2012 London Paralympics
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