HEWITT Robert

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 10 Aug 1984

Age: 37

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 2.0

Place of residence : TE AROHA

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

Rank	Event	Year	Location
World Championships
8	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN
11	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

Robbie, Robo, Yob, Yobo (parafedwaikato.co.nz, 01 Oct 2019; wheelblacks.com, 20 Jun 2019)

Travel. (wheelblacks.com, 20 Jun 2019)

Physical Education - Waikato Institute of Technology, New Zealand

Languages spoken:

Waikato Stampede [New Zealand]

Greg Mitchell [national]

2013 for New Zealand, in South Africa (wheelblacks.com, 20 Jun 2019)

National league:

National Championships [NZL] (stuff.co.nz, 18 Aug 2019)

"It's great being involved in a team sport with like-minded people all looking to achieve the same goal. Wheelchair rugby has given me amazing opportunities. Also, I'm picking up life hacks to develop skills to improve my standard of living." (wheelblacks.com, 20 Jun 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (wheelblacks.com, 20 Jun 2019)

Competing against Australia and the United States of America in the 2013 Tri Nations Cup in Sydney, NSW, Australia. (wheelblacks.com, 20 Jun 2019)

He listens to music before each match. (wheelblacks.com, 20 Jun 2019)

He was named the Best 2.0 Class Player and Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2019 National Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand. He also was joint winner of the MVP award in 2018 with Robert Verner. (Parafed Waikato Facebook page, 18 Nov 2019; parafedwaikato.co.nz, 01 Oct 2019)

General Interest

Classification
2.0 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (sportsgroundproduction.azurewebsites.net, 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (sportsgroundproduction.azurewebsites.net, 2019)

Impairment Details
In June 2009 he sustained a neck injury playing rugby in Te Aroha, New Zealand. (sportsgroundproduction.azurewebsites.net, 2019)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He works as a community assistant for Waikato Rugby Union Club in Hamilton, New Zealand. (mooloo.co.nz, 28 Feb 2020; Linkedin profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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