Dylan Alcott

Dylan Martin Alcott, AO (born 4 December 1990) is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, known colloquially as the Australian "Rollers". At the age of 17, he became the youngest Rollers gold medal winner, at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and was the youngest to compete in the wheelchair basketball competition. In 2014, he returned to wheelchair tennis with the aim of participating at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, at which he won gold medals in the Men's Quad Singles and Doubles. He was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year due to his outstanding achievements at Rio.

Dylan Alcott
AO
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Alcott
Country (sports)Australia
ResidenceHampton East, Victoria
Born (1990-12-04) 4 December 1990
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Turned pro2014
Retired2022
PlaysQuad, right-handed
Singles
Career record245–55 (81.7%)
Highest rankingNo. 1 (29 June 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenW (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
French OpenW (2019, 2020, 2021)
WimbledonW (2019, 2021)
US OpenW (2015, 2018, 2021)
Other tournaments
MastersW (2018)
Paralympic GamesW (2016, 2020)
Doubles
Career record108–46 (70.1%)
Highest rankingNo. 1 (9 September 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
French OpenW (2019)
WimbledonW (2019)
US OpenW (2019, 2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Paralympic GamesW (2016)
Basketball career
Dandenong Rangers
PositionGuard
LeagueNational Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL)
Career information
Playing career2004–2012
Career highlights and awards
  • NWBL Low Point MVP (2010)
  • 4x Wheelchair Sports Victoria Junior Athlete of the Year (2004–2006 and 2008)
  • Junior National Championships MVP (2010)
  • Dandenong Rangers Most Improved Player (2007)
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's wheelchair tennis
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroQuad singles
2016 Rio de JaneiroQuad doubles
2020 TokyoQuad singles
2020 TokyoQuad doubles
Men's wheelchair basketball
Paralympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
2010 BirminghamTeam
2006 AmsterdamTeam
Last updated on: 27 January 2022.

Alcott is the only man to complete the Golden Slam in quad singles, winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021. In addition, he also won a separate non-calendar-year Grand Slam in quad singles between 2018 and 2019. He is also the only man to complete the Grand Slam in quad doubles, winning all four major titles in 2019.

Alongside his sporting career, Alcott hosted the weekend afternoon radio show on Australian radio station Triple J, and the ABC live music show The Set, as well as being a commentator for the 2019 Australian Open. He also was a member of the panel on the AFL Footy Show in 2019 until its cancellation.

In 2022, Alcott was named Australian of the Year and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia. A portrait by Felix von Dallwitz titled Dylan Alcott, AOTY was a finalist in the 2022 Archibald Prize.

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