Norwood’s David Gould inducted into Paralympic Hall of Fame

Norwood Football Club SANFL Wheelchair Coach David Gould was on Saturday night inducted into the Australia Paralympic Hall of Fame. 

Gould received the award as part of the Paralympian of the Year Awards on the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Gould was recognised for his contribution to Australian Wheelchair Basketball, representing his country at five Paralympic Games in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000.

He won Gold for Australia at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, in Men’s Wheelchair Basketball.

Following his playing career, Gould went into coaching and led Australia’s Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Team to Silver at the 2012 London Paralympic Games.

More recently Gould transitioned into Wheelchair Football, representing Norwood since the SANFL Wheelchair Football competition’s inception in 2021.

Gould played for Norwood across the first three seasons, but in 2024 he took on an off-court role as head coach.

The Norwood Football Club admires Gould’s incredible career, and congratulates him on being inducted into the Australian Paralympic Hall of Fame.

The Netball Australia Awards were also hosted on Saturday night, where Natalie Von Bertouch was inducted into the Netball Australia Hall of Fame.

Natalie is the wife of three-time Norwood Premiership Player and former captain Jace Bode, and daughter of 1978 Norwood Premiership Player and SANFL Hall of Famer Terry Von Bertouch.

Natalie represented Australia 76 times, and won Gold at two World Netball Championships in 2007 and 2011.

She also won two Silver Medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games, and for 10 seasons played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in Australia’s Super Netball League, winning two Premierships in 2010 and 2013.