AOKI Charles

United States of America
Wheelchair Rugby
7 Mar 1991
30
Male
3.0
MINNEAPOLIS, MN
 
United States of America
DENVER, CO
 
United States of America

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WRU Wheelchair Rugby Mixed
USA
United States
 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
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

:
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
2Mixed2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3Mixed2012London, GBR
World Championships
1Mixed2010Vancouver, BC, CAN
3Mixed2018Sydney, NSW, AUS
3Mixed2014Odense, DEN
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Kid, Ninja (usawheelchairrugby.com, 25 Dec 2011)
:
Reading, doing crossword puzzles, watching television. (teamusa.org, 10 Aug 2018)
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Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Student, Writer
:
Social Work Studies, Teaching - Metropolitan State University, Saint Paul, MN, USA
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English
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Denver Harlequins [United States]
:
James Gumbert [national], USA
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2009 for United States (usawheelchairrugby.com, 25 Dec 2011)
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He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2007. (usawheelchairrugby.com, 25 Dec 2011)
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He initially played wheelchair basketball but was inspired to switch sports after watching the documentary 'Murderball', which focused on the rivalry between the US and Canadian wheelchair rugby teams ahead of the 2004 Paralympic Games. "Wheelchair rugby is physical, it's hard-hitting, it's intense, and it's passionate. It's the most exciting Paralympic sport out there." (northglenn-thorntonsentinel.com, 08 Nov 2019; teamusa.org, 26 Aug 2018)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (northglenn-thorntonsentinel.com, 08 Nov 2019)
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US baseball player Kirby Puckett, US basketball player Kevin Garnett. (wwrc15.com, 01 Jan 2015; usawheelchairrugby.com, 25 Dec 2011)
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"The brick walls aren't there to keep us out, they are there to show us how bad we want something." (tucsonmurderball.com, 2012)
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He was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the 2016 Canada Cup in Richmond, BC, Canada. (iwrf.com, 26 Jun 2016)

He was named the Best 3.0 Class Player at the 2014 World Championships in Odense, Denmark. (teamusa.org, 2014)

He was named the 2011 Athlete of the Year by the United States Quad Rugby Association [USQRA]. (couragecenter.org, 2011)

General Interest

Classification
3.0 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (si.com, 25 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
He was born with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies type II [HSAN2]. His impairment affects sensory nerve cells that transmit information about sensations like pain, temperature, and touch to the brain, and he has no feeling below the knees and elbows. (northglenn-thorntonsentinel.com, 08 Nov 2019; si.com, 25 Jul 2016)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in public policy at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN, United States of America. He has also spent time studying for a PhD in comparative politics and international relations at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver in Colorado. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020; twincities.com, 02 Sep 2016)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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