Tess Madgen

Basketball

It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

Personal Details

Home town:

Barossa Valley

Occupation / Area of Study / Work:

Professional basketballer

Hero / Most Admired Athlete:

Lebron James

Date of birth:

12 August 1990

Height:

183cm

Sporting Details

Home Club:

Eastern Mavericks

Olympic / Paralympic History:

2024, Paris Olympic Games - Bronze and Opals captain

2020 Tokyo Olympics - Australian Opals

World Championships History:

2022, World Cup, bronze medallist

2018, World Cup, silver medallist


Sporting Highlights:

Current Australian Opals captain

Gold - 2011 FIBA Oceania Champioinships

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