Bailey Moody

Hometown: Johns Creek, Georgia

Personal Story: Bailey Moody, a women’s wheelchair basketball athlete from Johns Creek, Georgia, plays at the University of Alabama and earned a bronze medal with Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Diagnosed with osteosarcoma at age 10, she underwent a rotationplasty to save her chance at an active life, despite facing eight months of chemotherapy. Bailey joined Team USA in 2018 after an invitation to tryouts and has since won two national championships with Alabama (2021, 2022), a gold medal at the U25 World Championships (2019), and silver medals at the Parapan American Games (2019) and Americas Cup (2022). Bailey also represented the U.S. at the 2022 Wheelchair Basketball World Championships and won a bronze medal. Growing up, Bailey enjoyed basketball, tennis, and softball.

Sports: Wheelchair Basketball

Physical Disability: Single Below-Knee Amputee

In The Media:

Para-Wheelchair Basketball Athlete Feature | Team USA