MURAO Travis

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 12 Jan 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 2.0

Place of birth: RICHMOND, BC

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : VANCOUVER, BC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed CAN Canada	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #03 GBR Great Britain 50 CAN Canada 47	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #05 CAN Canada 54 USA United States 58	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #12 NZL New Zealand 36 CAN Canada 51	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - 5th-6th classification #16 FRA France 49 CAN Canada 57	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Mixed	2012	London, GBR
4	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN
3	Mixed	2006	Christchurch, NZL
5	Mixed	2010	Vancouver, BC, CAN
6	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

Trav (cbc.ca, 24 Jun 2016)

Reading, writing slam poetry, cooking. (paralympique.ca, 01 Sep 2019)

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN

Languages spoken:

Patrick Cote [national], CAN

2006 for Canada (2010wwrc.com, 26 Sep 2010)

He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2001 at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada. (tv-eh.com, 29 Jun 2021; cwsa.ca, 21 Feb 2012)

He was introduced to wheelchair rugby by the sport's co-creator Duncan Campbell. "I don't think people realise the speed we play at, how hard we hit and how reckless we are. People don't necessarily associate being a world-class athlete with being disabled. They soon realise we train just as hard and we perform just like able-bodied athletes." (paralympic.ca, 2015; canadacupwcrugby.com, 01 Jan 2012)

Philosophy:

"Ignore the chair. See me for the athlete that I am." (canadacupwcrugby.com, 01 May 2012)

General Interest

Classification
2.0 (wheelchairrugby.ca, 28 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (sci.rutgers.edu, 13 Jul 2003)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (sci.rutgers.edu, 13 Jul 2003)

Impairment Details
He has quadriplegia as the result of a snowboarding accident in 2000. He was on a school trip and was a novice snowboarder when he attempted a 4.5 metre jump that his teachers had approved. Instead of clearing it, he landed on his head, breaking his neck and damaging his spinal cord. (sci.rutgers.edu, 13 Jul 2003)

General
MEDIA WORK
He has co-hosted 'Beyond the Field', a Canadian TV show focusing on issues impacting the world of Para sport, alongside Canadian Para ice hockey player Greg Westlake. He has also co-hosted a web series called 'Wheelchair Rugby Talk with Trav n' Trev', with his Canadian wheelchair rugby teammate Trevor Hirschfield. (tv-eh.com, 29 Jun 2021)

OTHER STUDIES
He has studied English at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ, United States of America. (paralympic.ca, 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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