SMITH Shayne

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 25 Jul 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 2.5

Place of residence : TORONTO, ON

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
World Championships
6	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

Limbitless (Wheelchair Rugby Canada Facebook page, 04 Aug 2021)

Rapping, watching wrestling, playing video games. (Twitter profile, 06 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Manager, Motivational Speaker

Languages spoken:

English, French

Patrick Cote [national], CAN

Other sports:

He played wheelchair basketball for the Canadian junior over-17 national team. (abilitymagazine.com, 01 Jun 2014; paralympique.ca, 16 Oct 2020)

He began playing wheelchair rugby after giving up wheelchair basketball at age 25. (paralympique.ca, 16 Oct 2020)

He took part in a wheelchair rugby training session with Canadian player Zak Madell that encouraged him to take up the sport. (paralympique.ca, 16 Oct 2020)

Being named flag bearer for Team Ontario at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (lakeshore.org, 25 Aug 2016)

His mother. (abilitymagazine.com, 01 Jun 2014)

Philosophy:

"It's not the cards you're dealt, it's the hand you play." (lakeshore.org, 25 Aug 2016)

He was flag bearer for Team Ontario at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Canada Winter Games in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (lakeshore.org, 25 Aug 2016)

General Interest

Classification
3.0 (wheelchairrugby.ca, 28 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (paralympique.ca, 16 Oct 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (paralympique.ca, 16 Oct 2020)

Impairment Details
At age four he contracted meningococcal sepsis, which resulted in the amputation of his legs, left hand and fingers on his right hand. (paralympique.ca, 16 Oct 2020)

General
OCCUPATION
He works as business development manager at Accessibrand, a design and marketing agency made up of professionals who have been affected by impairment. He is also the co-founder of Tee-Talent, a social enterprise offering public speaking services and promotional products. (paralympique.ca, 16 Oct 2020; Facebook profile, 04 Aug 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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