LYNCH Gareth

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 5 Nov 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 1.0

Place of residence : AUCKLAND

Residence Country:

New Zealand

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed NZL New Zealand	8

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #01 USA United States 63 NZL New Zealand 35	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #08 GBR Great Britain 60 NZL New Zealand 37	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #12 NZL New Zealand 36 CAN Canada 51	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - 7th-8th classification #13 DEN Denmark 56 NZL New Zealand 53	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Occupation:

Athlete, Engineer

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZL

Partner Shae Morris

Languages spoken:

Greg Mitchell [national]

"I have been a sportsman all my life, so it didn't take me too long to get into rugby." (stuff.co.nz, 31 Aug 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (paralympics.org.nz, 21 Aug 2020; nzherald.co.nz, 21 Aug 2020; paralympics.org.nz, 03 May 2021)

General Interest

Classification
1.0 (IWRF, 08 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (paralympics.org.nz, 03 May 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (stuff.co.nz, 31 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
He uses a wheelchair as the result of an accident when diving into a swimming pool. (stuff.co.nz, 31 Aug 2018)

General
OCCUPATION
He works as a water resources engineer for an engineering consultancy firm in Auckland, New Zealand. (LinkedIn profile, 02 Aug 2021)

Social Media

Legend

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

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