Mogo Wheelchairs is an Australian manufacturer of sporting wheelchairs established by Michael Callahan who competed in wheelchair basketball for Australia at the 1984 Summer Paralympics and 1992 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Callahan wasn't able to find suitable chairs for competitive wheelchair basketball, and started building his own in the early 1980s. [2] [4] In 2000 Callahan reported to Sydney Morning Herald that his company was building 600 to 700 chairs a year at around AUD 2,000 per chair, and almost all of Australia's wheelchair basketball team was using his chairs. [2]
Mogo pioneered the inclusion of a fifth wheel that is now standard in wheelchair basketball. [5] [6] [7]
Double amputee, Paralympian and public speaker Matt Glowacki is their advocate in the United States. [8] [4]
Mogo Wheelchairs is an Australian manufacturer of sporting wheelchairs established by Michael Callahan who competed in wheelchair basketball for Australia at the 1984 Summer Paralympics and 1992 Summer Paralympics. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Callahan wasn't able to find suitable chairs for competitive wheelchair basketball, and started building his own in the early 1980s. [2] [4] In 2000 Callahan reported to Sydney Morning Herald that his company was building 600 to 700 chairs a year at around AUD 2,000 per chair, and almost all of Australia's wheelchair basketball team was using his chairs. [2]
Mogo pioneered the inclusion of a fifth wheel that is now standard in wheelchair basketball. [5] [6] [7]
Double amputee, Paralympian and public speaker Matt Glowacki is their advocate in the United States. [8] [4]