RYAN Chris

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 11 Jul 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 2.0

Place of birth: WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Rugby	Mixed GBR Great Britain	1

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 #08 GBR Great Britain 60 NZL New Zealand 37	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Pool Phase Group B #11 USA United States 50 GBR Great Britain 48	Finished
	Yoyogi National Stadium	Mixed - Semifinal #15 JPN Japan 49 GBR Great Britain 55	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
5	Mixed	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
4	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
5	Mixed	2014	Odense, DEN
European Championships
1	Mixed	2019	Vejle, DEN
1	Mixed	2017	Koblenz, GER

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Paul Shaw [national], GBR

Other sports:

Prior to his accident he was enrolled at a sports academy for golf in Colchester, England. (gbwr.org.uk, 2015)

Injury prevented him from competing at the 2019 Quad Nations tournament in Birmingham, AL, United States of America. (paralympics.org.uk, 13 Jun 2019)

He took up the sport in 2010 at London Wheelchair Rugby Club in England. (gbwr.org.uk, 2015)

He was introduced to wheelchair rugby while undergoing rehabilitation at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England. "My sports physiotherapist took me down to watch the London Wheelchair Rugby Club train. Seeing the speed of the sport and the strength and fitness level of the athletes really inspired me to get involved." (gbwr.org.uk, 2015; LondonWRC Twitter profile, 14 May 2019)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (lp40c.com, 20 Feb 2018)

Captaining the Great Britain team at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and winning the European championships in 2015 and 2017. (LondonWRC Twitter profile, 14 May 2019)

British wheelchair rugby player Andy Barrow. (lp40c.com, 20 Feb 2018)

General Interest

Classification
2.0 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (bbc.co.uk, 01 May 2015)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (bbc.co.uk, 01 May 2015)

Impairment Details
At age 17 he was paralysed from the chest down after breaking his neck in a car accident. He was a passenger when the driver lost control and crashed down into a 12-foot drainage dyke. "I was in the middle at the back, the roof caved in on my head and I was knocked unconscious. By the time I woke up, the last person was getting out of the car. Everyone else was okay, one person had a slipped disc, but I was stuck in my seat." (bbc.co.uk, 01 May 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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