Grant Karlus Mizens, OAM[1] (born 19 April 1977)[2] is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. He won one gold and two silver medals at the Summer Paralympics.
Basketball
Mizens warming up
He is classified as a 2.0 player and plays guard.[2]
Mizens played club basketball for the West Sydney Razorbacks.[2] In 2010, he was playing club basketball with the Wenty League Wheelkings.[10]
Personal
He was born in Sydney, New South Wales.[11] Mizens in his final year of high school was involved in a car accident that led to paraplegia from the waist down.[12] Mizen has completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Illinois and is a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.[13] In 2020, he was appointed to Paralympics Australia Board and in March 2023 elected Vice President.[14] In 2024, he is Portfolio Manager at MLC Asset Management and a member of Sargood Foundation and Sargood Centre Boards.[15]