Ben Fawcett
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| Full name | Benjamin John Fawcett | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | 0.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Victoria Protect Lightning | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin John Fawcett OAM (born 31 December 1990) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player and member of the national wheelchair rugby team. He won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics as a member of the Australian Steelers.[1]
Personal
Fawcett was born on 31 December 1990.[2] At the age of 18, a snowboard accident in New Zealand led to him becoming a quadriplegic.[2]
Wheelchair rugby
Whilst undertaking rehabilitation in Australia, he was introduced to wheelchair rugby.[2] He was named Australian Rookie of the Year in 2012 and made his international debut for Australian Steelers in 2013 at the tri-series between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.[3]
He was a member of the team that retained its gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after defeating the United States 59–58 in the final.[4] He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2017.[5]
At the 2018 IWRF World Championship in Sydney, Australia, he was a member of the Australian team that won the silver medal after being defeated by Japan 61-62 in the gold medal game.[6]
References
- ^ "Steelers aim to maintain their reign in Rio". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Ben Fawcett". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Ben Fawcett". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Lees, Chris (19 September 2016). "Steelers double up with Paralympics gold". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "OAM Final Media Notes (F-L)" (PDF). Governor General of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Results". IWRF Wheelchaair Rugby World Championships website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
