FAWCETT Ben

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 31 Dec 1990

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 0.5

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed AUS Australia	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #02 AUS Australia 53 DEN Denmark 54	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #07 FRA France 48 AUS Australia 50	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group A #10 AUS Australia 53 JPN Japan 57	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Semifinal #14 USA United States 49 AUS Australia 42	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Bronze Medal #17 AUS Australia 52 JPN Japan 60	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
1	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

Ben (paralympic.org.au, 10 Jan 2020)

Languages spoken:

Brad Dubberley [national], AUS

He began competing in wheelchair rugby in 2010. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Oct 2015)

He was introduced to the sport during his rehabilitation. "[The players] were always having fun, always smiling. It was this little community they all had." (Visa Australia YouTube channel, 31 Aug 2016)

Australian rules footballer Shane Crawford, US boxer Muhammad Ali, US motocross rider Travis Pastrana. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Oct 2015)

In 2017 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM]. (theroar.com.au, 27 Jan 2017)

He was named the 2012 Rookie of the Year by the Australian National Wheelchair Rugby League [NWRL]. (foxsportspulse.com, 2013)

General Interest

Classification
0.5 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Visa Australia, 31 Aug 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Visa Australia, 31 Aug 2016)

Impairment Details
He has quadriplegia after sustaining a C5-C6 spinal cord injury at age 18 when he landed awkwardly on his back while snowboarding in New Zealand. (Visa Australia, 31 Aug 2016; paralympic.org.au, 01 Oct 2015)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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