Jade

Atkin

#16

Age: -

Home Town: Portsmouth

Current Club: Cardiff Met Archers

Classification: 4.5

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Biography

Representing her hometown of Portsmouth, Jade was the youngest member of the Team England Women’s 3×3 team that made history at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Jade was first introduced to the sport through her family. Jade’s selection to the Women’s Team for the 2021 European Championships in Madrid marked her senior debut for GB, where the team came away with silver.

At the 2022 IWBF World Championships (played in 2023), Jade was part of the GB Women’s team that finished in ninth place.

Jade made history at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, winning bronze with Team England in the first ever appearance of wheelchair basketball in a Commonwealth Games.

Jade was awarded BWB Women’s Premier League player of the year for the 2022/23 season, as voted for by the other teams in the league.

Major Results:

2023 European Championships – Silver
2022 IWBF World Championships (played in 2023) – 9th
2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games – Bronze
2021 European Championships, Madrid, Spain – Silver