Tim Johnson (wheelchair rugby)

Tim Johnson
Medal record
Wheelchair rugby
Paralympic Games
Bronze 2000 Sydney
Gold 2004 Athens
World Championships
Silver 1998 Toronto
Silver 2006 Christchurch

Tim Johnson is a past Captain of the Wheel Blacks, the New Zealand wheelchair rugby team.

He has been a member of all New Zealand teams from 1998 thru to 2010, including the gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and the bronze medal-winning team at the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney. At the 2008 Paralympics, he was both a player and assistant coach for the New Zealand team, which finished in fifth place.[1] He won silver at both 1998 Toronto and 2006 Christchurch World Championships. He was captain of the 2006 team, President of New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby from 2003–2004, 2011 - present, and Treasurer from 2005-2006.[2]

He currently works full-time for the New Zealand Accident Compensation Corporation.

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