BILL Latham has proudly represented his country at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

The Coffs Coast Paralympian was a member of the Australian Rollers team that took on the world in the Wheelchair Basketball competition.

The 34-year-old competed in his fourth Paralympics, having previously won a silver medal at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.

The veteran was the standout player for the Rollers in their Paralympic campaign.

He made a good start in Paris, top scoring for Australia with 16 points in their opening game against the Netherlands.

Australia was eliminated from the tournament by Great Britain in their quarter final, with Latham top scoring for his country again with 20 points.

His best game of the tournament came in Australia’s first classification game, when he scored 33 points on a blistering 14/21 shooting in a 78-74 win against Spain.

Australia finished the tournament in fifth place after an 82-75 win against the Netherlands, Latham having another good game with 20 points.

Latham has had a distinguished career in the green and gold, having won gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 World Championships, in addition to his Olympic silver medal.

By Aiden BURGESS