Background
She was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, and raised in Donkin, Nova Scotia.
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Jamey Jewells
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Jewells began playing basketball at the age of seven. At the age of fourteen in the year 2003 she was severely injured in a car accident, breaking several ribs and her T12-L1 vertebrae, forcing her to spend close to two years in the hospital. Her occupational therapist suggested to her wheelchair basketball to help her recovery.
She had to take some time off from 2007-2009 due to health and school, and didn"t return until 2010.
When she did come back, she ended up withdrawing from the Marconi Campus of Nova Scotia Community College in Sydney, so she could focus on her training. She has played basketball in every province of Canada, the United States, Osaka, Japan, and in Quakenbrück, Germany.
In May 2011 she played in Manchester, England, and having been named to the Canadian National team will also play in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, England. All Star, 2011, Women"s U25 World Championships, Saint Catharines, Ontario 4th, 2011, Women"s U25 World Championships, Saint Catharines, Ontario Gold, 2014 Women"s World Wheelchair Basketball Championships 5th, 2011, Canada Games, Nova Scotia team 6th, 2010, Junior National Championships, Nova Scotia team 6th, 2010, Women"s CWBL National Championships, Nova Scotia / Ontario 2nd, 2013, MWBA, Flying Wheels 4th, 2014, Women"s CWBL National Championships, Calgary Rollers (Richmond British Columbia) 2nd, 2014, MWBA, Flying Wheels.
Achievements
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Female top scorer season 2013/2014 Maritime Wheelchair Basketball Association League all Star season 2013/2014 Maritime Wheelchair Basketball Association Named Defensive Player of the Year by the Maritime Wheelchair Basketball Association season 2013/2014 Recipient of Queen"s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012) Named to 2011 Women's U25 World Championships tournament all-star team Named 2011 Ricoh Sport Award for Female Athlete of the Year.
