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Jake Howe
Personal information
Born (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33)
Sport
SportWheelchair rugby
Disability class1.0
TeamAustralian Steelers (2017-current)
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sydney Mixed

Jake (The Snake) Howe (born 4 June 1991) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player.

Howe was born on 4 June 1991. [1]On 10 March 2012, Howe was wrestling with his best friend on the Barrack Street Jetty during a 21st birthday party river cruise. He landed on his head and this broke a bone in neck and crushed his spinal cord, paralysing him from the armpits down.[2] At the time his girlfriend was pregnant and he now has a son Lucas. [2] [3]He lives in Perth, Western Australia. [1]

Howe made his international debut for Australian wheelchair rugby team at the 2017 Ken Sowden Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand. [1] 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.[4]


References

  1. ^ a b c "Jake Howe". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Farcic, Elle (7 April 2012). "Harmless fun that changed a young life for ever". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  3. ^ Giles, Shaun (28 July 2018). "Jake Howe once feared he would never lift his newborn child, now he's a wheelchair rugby international". ABC News. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Results". IWRF Wheelchaair Rugby World Championships website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.