Ian Sagar
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ian Sagar |
| Full name | Ian Sagar |
| Nickname | Ian |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 29 March 1982 Sheffield |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball |
Ian Sagar (born 29 March 1982) is a British wheelchair basketball player. He was selected to play for Team GB in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[1] He has a broken spinal cord.[2]
Personal life
Sagar was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. He currently lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.[1] In 1999, he had a motorcycle accident, breaking his spinal cord.[2] He is going to be in a wheelchair (disabled) for his entire life, as he will not recover from breaking his spinal cord.[2]
Wheelchair basketball
Sagar began playing wheelchair basketball in 2006, when he was 24 years old. He was introduced to wheelchair basketball after he worked as a salesman for RGK, a manufacturer of sports wheelchairs. He first played for the Sheffield Steelers wheelchair basketball team at the age of 23, and played for three years. Sagar now plays for the Tameside Owls. Sagar also plays for a Spanish wheelchair basketball team in Toledo. He made his Great Britain debut in 2008.[3][4]
Sagar played his first championship at the European Championships in Adana, Turkey in 2009. Along with his team, he finished in the bronze medal position; third place. In 2010 he played at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Birmingham. He finished in fifth place, out of the medals. In 2011 he had his first success, at the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth, northern Israel. He finished in first place; winning gold, along with his team.[3] He was picked for the Great British Team (Team GB) in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, held on home ground in London.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Ian Sagar". Paralympics GB. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ a b c "London 2012 Paralympics: wheelchair basketball star Ian Sagar and coach Murray Treseder are striving for perfection". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Ian Sagar". GBWBA. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Great Britain's six of the best to follow on the road to London". The Observer. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2012.