GREEN Byron

26 Apr 1984
37
Male
0.5
COMOX, BC
 
Canada
VANCOUVER, BC
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WRU Wheelchair Rugby Mixed 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Yoyogi National Stadium
GBR
Great Britain
50
CAN
Canada
47
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
CAN
Canada
54
USA
United States
58
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
NZL
New Zealand
36
CAN
Canada
51
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
FRA
France
49
CAN
Canada
57
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
4Mixed2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2Mixed2014Odense, DEN
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Cooking, eating at restaurants, reading, watching sports, photography. (paralympic.ca, 01 Sep 2016)
:
Coach, Engineer
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Civil Engineering - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN
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One son
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English
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Patrick Cote [national], CAN
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2013 for Canada, in Denmark (vancouversun.com, 17 Jun 2014)
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He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2003 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016; vancouversun.com, 17 Jun 2014)
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He was recruited to wheelchair rugby by the sport's co-creator Duncan Campbell. (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016)
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In August 2020 he was named a Community Sport Champion by the City of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, for his work coaching at the Vancouver Wheelchair Rugby Club. (vancouver.ca, 11 Aug 2020)

He was named the Best 0.5 Player at the 2014 Canadian Championships. (paralympic.ca, 01 Sep 2016)

In 2013 he received the Stan Stronge Award from the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association, given in recognition of fair play and dedication to excellence. (paralympic.ca, 01 Sep 2016)

General Interest

Classification
0.5 (wheelchairrugby.ca, 28 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (vancouversun.com, 17 Jun 2014)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (vancouversun.com, 17 Jun 2014)

Impairment Details
He has incomplete quadriplegia after a mountain bike accident at age 16 in Cumberland, BC, Canada. (comoxvalleyrecord.com, 16 Sep 2015; vancouversun.com, 17 Jun 2014)

General
COACHING
He has coached at the Vancouver Wheelchair Rugby Club in British Columbia, Canada. "We've met many athletes over the years, and it's very rewarding to see the progress they make from day one to five, 10 years later. Wheelchair rugby is more than a sport, it makes a real difference to strength, independence, happiness, relationships." (vancouver.ca, 11 Aug 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as a board member at Wheelchair Rugby Canada. (wheelchairrugby.ca, 08 Mar 2021)

Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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