ROBINSON Stuart

Wheelchair Rugby

Date of Birth: 15 Apr 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 3.5

Place of residence : MORECAMBE

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
World Championships
4	Mixed	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
European Championships
1	Mixed	2019	Vejle, DEN
1	Mixed	2017	Koblenz, GER

Stu (rafa.org.uk, 27 Aug 2014)

Occupation:

Athlete, Motivational Speaker, Veteran

Four children, including son George

Languages spoken:

Paul Shaw [national], GBR

He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2014. (gbwr.org.uk, 05 Aug 2018)

"I used to love sports so being able to do wheelchair rugby got me active and fit." (thenorthernecho.co.uk, 12 Feb 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (3-1-5.co.uk, 04 May 2018; The OppO Foundation Twitter profile, 05 May 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never tell anyone they can't. They will prove you wrong." (sportsforschools.org, 07 Oct 2019)

General Interest

Classification
3.5 (IWRF, 01 Feb 2020)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Twitter profile, 26 Feb 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Twitter profile, 26 Feb 2020)

Impairment Details
Both his legs were amputated after he was involved in an explosion while serving in the Royal Air Force [RAF] in Afghanistan in 2013. He sustained 36 separate injuries, including rib, sternum, collarbone and spinal fractures. He spent two months in hospital, which included six weeks in an induced coma. (Twitter profile, 26 Feb 2020; thetimes.co.uk, 26 Oct 2019; salesharks.com, 09 May 2017; rafa.org.uk, 27 Aug 2014; The OppO Foundation Twitter profile, 05 May 2021)

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has served as an ambassador for the Royal Air Force [RAF] Benevolent Fund in Great Britain. (Twitter profile, 26 Feb 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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