Mike Whitehead (wheelchair rugby)

Mike Whitehead
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BornHarrow, Ontario

Mike Whitehead is a Canadian wheelchair rugby player who received 12-month-long sanction for using of a stimulant in 2013.[1] He was also known for drinking which he began at the age of 13 but quit as soon as he got into a car accident which paralyzed his neck and legs. Soon after he came to Richmond Olympic Oval where he began to play rugby. His first game was against London Annihilators. Following that game, he participated at the 2013 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships which were hosted in Odense, Denmark.[2] During the 2012 London Paralympics he secured a win for his team against the Swedes[3] for which he won gold medal. Before that, he also won silver at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Wheelchair Rugby Athlete Suspended for the Presence of a Stimulant". Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. September 24, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ Gary Kingston (August 4, 2014). "Life keeps getting better for a sober Mike Whitehead: ‘I stopped lying, stopped the battle’". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ Gary Kingston (September 7, 2012). "Canada moves on to wheelchair rugby semifinals at London 2012 Paralympics". The Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Mary Caton (August 27, 2012). "Harrow’s Mike Whitehead poised for Paralympic gold". Postmedia News. Archived from the original on December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

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