Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
Great Britain GRB | |||
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IWRF Ranking | 5th | ||
IWRF Zone | IWRF European | ||
National Federation | GBWR | ||
Coach | |||
Paralympic Games | |||
Appearances | 5 | ||
Medals | Gold 2020 | ||
World Championships | |||
Appearances | 5 | ||
Medals | – | ||
IWRF European Championship | |||
Appearances | 11 | ||
Medals | Gold: , , , , 2015, 2017 Silver: , Bronze: | ||
Uniforms | |||
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The Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team represents Great Britain in international wheelchair rugby. Great Britain is the most successful team in European competition, winning six gold medals at the European Championship and a gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games. Since a national poll as part of The Last Leg, the team have been known as The Sweet Chariots.[1]'
Paralympics[]
Great Britain has competed in every wheelchair rugby tournament at the Paralympic Games, first when it was a demonstration sport in 1996, then since it entered the official program in 2000.[2] Since Great Britain was the host of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, they qualified automatically for the wheelchair rugby event, as they were ranked on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List[3][4]
Roster[]
The squad selected for the 2020 Paralympics is as follows:[5]
# | Class | Name | Year Born | Team | Notes |
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22 | 2.0 | Chris Ryan | 1991-07-11 | Co-Captain | |
4 | 2.0 | Gavin Walker | 1983-10-13 | Co-Captain | |
10 | 2.5 | Ayaz Bhuta | 1989-04-17 | ||
2 | 0.5 | Jonathan Coggan | 1983-04-25 | ||
24 | 1.0 | Ryan Cowling | 1976-02-05 | ||
8 | 1.5 | Nicholas Cummins | 1985-08-04 | ||
7 | 0.5 | Kylie Grimes | 1987-12-07 | ||
13 | 3.5 | Aaron Phipps | 1983-04-07 | ||
9 | 3.0 | Jim Roberts | 1987-09-03 | ||
3 | 3.5 | Stuart Robinson | 1982-04-15 | ||
5 | 2.0 | Jack Smith | 1991-07-11 | ||
12 | 2.5 | Jamie Stead | 1993-09-22 |
Competitive record[]
Paralympic Games[]
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IWRF World championship[]
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Past rosters[]
References[]
- ^ "The Last Leg of Tokyo 2020 - On Demand - All 4". channel4.com. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Athlete Search Results – GBR – Wheelchair Rugby, The historical results database at the Official website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ http://www.iwrf.com/
- ^ Qualification Criteria – WR[permanent dead link], International Paralympic Committee, 2010
- ^ https://paralympics.org.uk/articles/paralympicsgb-names-wheelchair-rugby-squad-for-tokyo-2020-pa
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- A Laypersons Guide to Wheelchair Rugby Classification, International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
External links[]
- Team GB at GBWR
- From Murderball to medals in 2012? (video) at BBC London
- National wheelchair rugby teams
- Parasports in the United Kingdom