GREEN Byron

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 26 Apr 1984

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 0.5

Place of birth: COMOX, 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
4	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN

Cooking, eating at restaurants, reading, watching sports, photography. (paralympic.ca, 01 Sep 2016)

Occupation:

Coach, Engineer

Civil Engineering - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN

Languages spoken:

Patrick Cote [national], CAN

2013 for Canada, in Denmark (vancouversun.com, 17 Jun 2014)

He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2003 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016; vancouversun.com, 17 Jun 2014)

He was recruited to wheelchair rugby by the sport's co-creator Duncan Campbell. (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016)

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)

Social Media

Legend

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

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