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Mary Friday is a 1 point Australian wheelchair basketball player. She represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.^[1]

Friday emigrated to Australia from her country of birth in Nigeria when she was a child. She lives in Perth, Western Australia.^[2]

A 1 point player, she was a member of the Australian teams that won the silver medal at the 2019 Women's U25 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship. She also represented Australia at the 2019 Osaka Cup. She is coached by Australian Paralympian Brad Ness.

At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, the Gliders finished ninth after winning the 9th-10th classification match.^[3]

^ "Gliders' Redemption In Full Swing After Tokyo 2020 Announcement". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Privilege at a Price: The Real Cost of Representation". Western Australian Institute of Sport. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "Gliders end Tokyo campaign on a high". New South Wales Institute of Sport. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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