Cameron Carr (wheelchair rugby)
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Born | 13 August 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wheelchair rugby | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 25 July 2016. |
Cameron Carr, OAM is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby player. He has won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympics and gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics.[1]
Biography[]
Cameron Michael Carr was born on 13 August 1977, and lives in Brisbane, Queensland.[2][3] His father is Norm Carr, Queensland rugby league State of Origin representative.[4] At 19 years old, Carr just signed a contract with the Sydney Roosters. The weekend before moving to Sydney, Carr was involved in a motor vehicle collision when a friend driving him home from a 21st birthday fell asleep at the wheel. His neck was broken as a result of the crash.[5]
He first competed in wheelchair rugby in 2003 and was selected for Australia in 2005.[4][5] He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics.[6] He was a member of the Steelers team that won silver medal at the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Vancouver and a gold medal at the 2014 World Championships in Odense,[7] and the team that retained its gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after defeating the United States 59–58 in the final.[8]
Carr was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[3]
Carr is married with three children; one son and two twin daughters.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Steelers aim to maintain their reign in Rio". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Paul Smeaton (31 December 2011). "Carr eyes gold | Ipswich Sport | Surfing, Rugby, Soccer, Football, Cricket in Ipswich | Ipswich Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Australia Day honours list 2014: in full". The Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ a b "How quad rugby got Carr on road to recovery after smash that nearly killed him". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Cameron Carr Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Cameron Carr (QLD)". Australian Athletes with a Disability. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Australia wins first ever IWRF World Championship". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ Lees, Chris (19 September 2016). "Steelers double up with Paralympics gold". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Third Paralympics looms for unsung 'tough guy' | The Catholic Leader". catholicleader.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
External links[]
- Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Australian wheelchair rugby players
- Paralympic wheelchair rugby players of Australia
- Wheelchair rugby players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair rugby players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair rugby players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Australia
- Paralympic silver medalists for Australia
- Living people
- 1977 births
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair rugby
- People from Redland City