26 Facts About Dylan Alcott

Dylan Alcott was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year due to his outstanding achievements at Rio.

Dylan Alcott is the only man to complete the Golden Slam in quad singles, winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021.

Dylan Alcott is the only man to complete the Grand Slam in quad doubles, winning all four major titles in 2019.

Alongside his sporting career, Dylan 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.

Dylan Alcott was a member of the panel on the AFL Footy Show in 2019 until its cancellation.

In 2022, Dylan Alcott was named Australian of the Year and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.

Dylan Alcott was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 4 December 1990 to parents Martin and Resie.

Dylan Alcott was born with a tumour wrapped around his spinal cord which was operated on during the first few weeks of his life.

Dylan Alcott played his first game of wheelchair basketball aged 14.

Dylan Alcott made his debut for the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, at the 2006 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship, where the team won the bronze medal.

Dylan Alcott continued to hold his spot and was a member of the Rollers when the team travelled to the Beijing Olympic warm-up tournament in January 2008.

Dylan Alcott made his name in basketball through his performances in the national league competition, competing for the Dandenong Rangers and being selected in the all-star team for 2008.

Dylan Alcott has achieved success through junior competition as well, being named the Most Valuable Player at the Junior National Basketball Championships.

Dylan Alcott was part of the gold medal-winning Rollers team at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.

In 2010, Dylan Alcott was a part of the Rollers' success at the 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Birmingham, England.

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Dylan Alcott was part of the Australian men's wheelchair team that won silver.

Dylan Alcott teamed up with Heath Davidson to win the Men's Quad Doubles gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

In 2018, Dylan Alcott won his first Wheelchair Tennis Masters title in the Quads singles event.

In 2021, Dylan Alcott became the third professional tennis player and only male player to win the calendar-year Golden Slam, winning singles titles in the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and the singles gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Dylan Alcott joined fellow professional wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot in achieving the feat in 2021.

In November 2021, Dylan Alcott announced his intention to retire from professional tennis entirely following the January 2022 Australian Open.

Dylan Alcott has hosted Invictus Games Today, alongside Chris Bath and Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann, and ABC's live music show The Set with Linda Marigliano.

Dylan Alcott required a full hand reconstruction; once rehabilitated, he became eligible for a quad classification in tennis.

Dylan Alcott has a Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne.

In September 2017, Dylan Alcott was appointed Australian Patron for International Day of People with Disability.

Dylan Alcott has released the book in audiobook form, reading the book himself.