Gould made the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team in 1983, and played in the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics, where the Australian team finished eleventh, its best ever performance.
In 1985, he played at the Stoke Mandeville Games, winning a bronze medal.
The Australians finished tenth at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Melbourne in 1986, which was once again it best ever performance, and then went on to win the gold medal at the Stoke Mandeville Games that year.
 In his second Paralympic Games, the 1988 Seoul Paralympics, where Australia finished tenth.
He was captain of the Australian team that played at the World Championships in Bruges in 1990.
The Australians toured the United States in 1991, and played in the Stoke Mandeville Games.
The following year he attended his third Paralympic Games, the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, where the team finished seventh, and he was top offensive rebounder.

In 1994, Gould represented Australia in the Gold Cup Qualification tournament in Tehran, and was subsequently vice captain of the Gold Cup team which finished sixth in Edmonton later that year.
 He was named as a member of the World All Star Five, and was selected as part of a World team that competed against the United States in Atlanta.
He captained the Australian Team at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, where the Australian qualified and he was the tournament's top point scorer.
He was captain of the national team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics where, for the first time, the Australian team won a Paralympic gold medal, for which he was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the Australia Day Honours in January 1997.

Gould was co-captain of the national team, now known as the Rollers, at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Sydney in 1998, where it finished fourth, and in the six-nation Roosevelt Cup tournament in the United States, where the Rollers finished sixth.
He carried the Olympic torch at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and subsequently carried the torch for the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, his fifth Paralympic Games.
He played with the Rollers, who were placed fifth.
In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal for his "many years service to the Paralympic movement as an basketball athlete".
He retired from playing international basketball after the 2002 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan.
When the National Wheelchair basketball Development was established in 2010, one of its four teams was named the David Gould Whites after him.
Gould made the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team in 1983, and played in the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics, where the Australian team finished eleventh, its best ever performance. In 1985, he played at the Stoke Mandeville Games, winning a bronze medal. The Australians finished tenth at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship in Melbourne in 1986, which was once again it best ever performance, and then went on to win the gold medal at the Stoke Mandeville Games that year.  In his second Paralympic Games, the 1988 Seoul Paralympics, where Australia finished tenth. He was captain of the Australian team that played at the World Championships in Bruges in 1990. The Australians toured the United States in 1991, and played in the Stoke Mandeville Games. The following year he attended his third Paralympic Games, the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics, where the team finished seventh, and he was top offensive rebounder.
In 1994, Gould represented Australia in the Gold Cup Qualification tournament in Tehran, and was subsequently vice captain of the Gold Cup team which finished sixth in Edmonton later that year.  He was named as a member of the World All Star Five, and was selected as part of a World team that competed against the United States in Atlanta. He captained the Australian Team at the Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Japan, where the Australian qualified and he was the tournament's top point scorer. He was captain of the national team at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics where, for the first time, the Australian team won a Paralympic gold medal, for which he was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the Australia Day Honours in January 1997.
Gould was co-captain of the national team, now known as the Rollers, at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Sydney in 1998, where it finished fourth, and in the six-nation Roosevelt Cup tournament in the United States, where the Rollers finished sixth. He carried the Olympic torch at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and subsequently carried the torch for the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, his fifth Paralympic Games. He played with the Rollers, who were placed fifth. In 2000, he received an Australian Sports Medal for his "many years service to the Paralympic movement as an basketball athlete". He retired from playing international basketball after the 2002 World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan. When the National Wheelchair basketball Development was established in 2010, one of its four teams was named the David Gould Whites after him.
David Gould (basketball)