COHN Chad

United States of America

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 12 Aug 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 1.0

Place of birth: TUCSON, AZ

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : TUCSON, AZ

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed USA United States	2

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 #05 CAN Canada 54 USA United States 58	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #11 USA United States 50 GBR Great Britain 48	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Semifinal #14 USA United States 49 AUS Australia 42	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Gold Medal #18 USA United States 49 GBR Great Britain 54	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	Mixed	2012	London, GBR
World Championships
1	Mixed	2010	Vancouver, BC, CAN
3	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
3	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN

CC (rugbychairs.com, 2015)

Gardening, camping, spending time outdoors. (teamusa.org, 10 Aug 2018)

Engineering - Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, USA

Languages spoken:

James Gumbert [national], USA

He was affected by back injuries from 2018 to 2020. (USA Wheelchair Rugby Facebook page, 19 May 2020)

He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2004. (USA Wheelchair Rugby Facebook page, 07 Nov 2019)

His sister introduced him to Gabe Nyrkkanen, an assistant coach for the University of Arizona's wheelchair rugby team in the United States of America. His sister and Nyrkkanen were in the same class at Pima Community College in Tucson, AZ, United States of America. (azstarnet.com 14 Jan 2007)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (USA Wheelchair Rugby Facebook page, 07 Nov 2019)

His family. (usawheelchairrugby.com, 02 Feb 2012)

Philosophy:

"You play to win the game." (usawheelchairrugby.com, 02 Feb 2012)

He was named the Best 1.0 Class Player at the 2016 Paralympic Games Qualification Tournament in Paris, France. (iwrf.com, 17 Apr 2016)

General Interest

Classification
2.0 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (azstarnet.com, 14 Jan 2007)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (azstarnet.com, 14 Jan 2007)

Impairment Details
In 1998 he injured his neck in a motocross accident. He was practising for a motocross competition when he hit a bump on the dirt track. He bounced into the air, then fell on his front tyre before landing head first in the dirt. (azstarnet.com, 14 Jan 2007)

General
COACHING
He has worked as interim head coach of the wheelchair rugby team at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ, United States of America. (USA Wheelchair Rugby Facebook page, 07 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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