Steve Brown (wheelchair rugby)

Steve Brown - Paralympian
Personal information
Full name Stephen Brown
Nationality British
Born 2 June 1981
Chatham, Kent, England
Residence Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Website SteveBrownGB.com
Sport
Sport Wheelchair Rugby
Team United Kingdom Great Britain
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals Captain 2012
Updated on 2 October 2012.

Steve Brown (born 2 June 1981) is a British Wheelchair Rugby athlete and Captain of the Great Britain National Wheelchair Rugby Team.[1][2]

He led the team in Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

Brown broke his neck in a fall from a balcony in Cologne in 2005. While rehabilitating at Stoke Mandeville Hospital he watched a wheelchair rugby match and was inspired to take up the sport.[3][4]

Following wins at the British National Championships in 2006 and the IWRF European Championships in 2007, Brown narrowly missed selection for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games - but was honoured to lead the Olympic and Paralympic Parade of the Heroes through London on the team’s return.[5]

Brown is one of the most recognised faces in the sport, having featured in numerous television broadcasts including Channel 4’s ‘Inside Incredible Athletes’.[6]

He is a Sky Sports Scholar[7] and a Sky Sports 'Living for Sport' mentor.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile - Steve Brown". GB Wheelchair Rugby.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Profile - Steve Brown". ParalympicsGB.
  3. ↑ "How wheelchair rugby saved my life". The Telegraph. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Being told I was paralysed was devastating. But I'm a fighter". Daily Mail. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "London 2012 Paralympics: Steve Brown". Time Out. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Inside Incredible Athletes". Channel 4.
  7. ↑ "Sky Sports Scholarships". Sky Sports.
  8. ↑ "Living for Sport Mentors - Steve Brown". Sky Sports.

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