Dylan Martin Alcott is an Australian wheelchair tennis player, radio host and motivational speaker know all about Dylan Alcott Family, Net Worth, Wife, Professional Career, Disability, Parents, Children
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dylan Alcott |
| Birthdate ( Age) | 4 December 1990 |
| Place of Birth | Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Marital Status | In Relationship |
| Spouse/Partner | Chantelle Otten |
| Children | Not Yet |
| Parents | Martin and Resie |
| Education | Brighton Grammar School, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Melbourne |
| Profession | Australian wheelchair tennis player, wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker |
| Net Worth | $2.5 Million |
| Last Update | 2022 |
Dylan Martin Alcott is an Australian wheelchair tennis player, 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”.
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.
Dylan Alcott Family, Disability
Dylan Alcott was born in Melbourne, Victoria, to parents Martin and Resie. He has an older brother named Zack. He was born with a tumour wrapped around his spinal cord which was operated on during the first few weeks of his life.The tumour was successfully cut out; however, it left Alcott a paraplegic, requiring him to use a wheelchair.
Alcott attended Brighton Grammar School from year 6, and competed for Victoria in swimming, and Australia for wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball. Alcott graduated Brighton Grammar school in 2008.Alcott’s first sport of choice was wheelchair tennis, where he represented Australia on numerous occasions, reaching a ranking of 100 in the world by age 16 (4th in the world for under-18s).Alcott has a Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne. He currently works as a motivational speaker and as a radio host on Triple J.
Dylan Alcott Wife, Is Dylan Alcott married?
Paralympian Dylan Alcott and sexologist Chantelle Otten are fast becoming one of Australia’s greatest power couples. The cute couple met when Chantelle attended the launch for Dylan’s book, Able, at the tail-end of 2018.She was a plus-one for a friend and begrudgingly dragged along to the event.
“That night I was dealing with PMS, my hair was slicked back and I was wearing an old t-shirt and sneakers. I think it was just, you know, one of those days where you’re just like, I am mopey as. And I was so looking forward to going to dinner, but we had to go to this book signing,” Chantelle told Mia Freedman on her podcast, No Filter.Although these two don’t mess around, having moved in together after one week, their relationship hasn’t been without challenges.They were living together during various lockdowns in Melbourne which they saw as the perfect chance to expand their family.
Dylan Alcott Net Worth
Dylan Martin Alcott, OAM is an Australian wheelchair tennis player, wheelchair basketball player, radio host and motivational speaker has an estimated Net Worth of $2.5 Million in 2022.
Dylan Alcott Professional Career
Alcott played his first game of wheelchair basketball aged 14.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. 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.
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. He has achieved success through junior competition as well; being named the Most Valuable Player at the Junior National Basketball Championships.
In 2009, Alcott accepted a scholarship at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he went on to win the College Championship division with the University of Illinois wheelchair basketball team. After one year of study, he decided to move back to Melbourne to train for the 2012 London Paralympic Games.
In 2014, Alcott returned to wheelchair tennis.At the age of 16, he was ranked inside the top five juniors in the world. In July 2014, he defeated world number three Andy Lapthorne 7–5, 6–1 in the British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship final in Nottingham to win his first Super Series crown.Early in the year, he won the New Zealand Open in just his second tournament appearance.
In January 2015, he won the quad wheelchair Australian Open title by defeating David Wagner in straight sets.It was his maiden grand slam title.At the conclusion on 2015, he was ranked number 1 after winning eight titles including two grand slam singles titles.
In 2021, 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.
He joined fellow professional wheelchair tennis player Diede de Groot in achieving the feat in 2021. They were the first two professional tennis players since Steffi Graf in 1988 to accomplish the feat.After winning the Paralympics gold medal, Alcott announced he would not be featuring in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, retiring from the competition.
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