Personal information | |
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Native name | বুল্বুল হুসেইন |
Nickname | Bully |
Nationality | British |
Born | Sylhet District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh | 3 January 1972
Sport | |
Country | England |
Sport | Wheelchair rugby |
Club | Kent Crusaders |
Team | ![]() |
Achievements and titles | |
Paralympic finals | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
Updated on 2 October 2012 |
Bulbul Hussain (Bengali: বুল্বুল হুসেইন; born 3 January 1972) is a British wheelchair rugby player who plays for Kent Crusaders and the Great Britain Paralympic team. He plays mostly in a defensive role.[1]
Early life
[edit]Hussain was born in Sylhet District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.[2] In 1994,[3] a road traffic accident in Bangladesh left him with a spinal cord injury.[4] He has no function in his hands, some restriction to his arm movement and no movement in his lower body. For wheelchair rugby Hussain is classified as a "one pointer"[3] or a 1.0 player.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1995, when Hussain first saw wheelchair rugby he was not convinced he would enjoy it, thinking there was too much wheelchair contact. A year later, he gave it a try[3] for fun and to regain fitness, after a few training sessions[5] he was attracted to the sport because of its speed and competitive element,[2] and from then on he decided to commit and dedicate himself to the sport.[3][5]
In 1997, Hussain first started competing in wheelchair rugby during treatment at Stoke Mandeville. He won a gold medal when he played in his first major tournament at the National Championships in Stoke Mandeville.[5]
From 2007 and 2008, Hussain studied at the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme.[6]
In 2008, he was part of the Great Britain team that finished fourth in the Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing. Afterward, Hussain considered retiring from the game.
In September 2010, he was part of the Great Britain team that finished fifth at the World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Canada. They won three games and lost four games.[5][7] In 2011, Great Britain won silver at the European Championships.[8]
In May 2012, Hussain was named by The British Paralympic Association in its 11-strong Paralympics GB wheelchair rugby team.[8][9][10][11] Great Britain finished fifth in the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games in Beijing.[12]
In October 2015, Hussain was in the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge.[13] In May 2016, he was named by The British Paralympic Association in its 11-strong Paralympics GB wheelchair rugby team.[12] Great Britain finished fifth in the 2016 Summer Paralympics Games.
Hussain plays for the Kent Crusaders[2][14][15] and plays mostly in a defensive role on court.[3]
Awards
[edit]In April 2012, Hussain was awarded the Sports Award at the Channel S Awards.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Hussain lives in Whitechapel, London, England. His sporting inspiration is Muhammad Ali, whom he describes as the "ultimate competitor".[2]
In March 2013, along with a three-year-old orphan, Tonbir, Hussain officially unveiled Tower Hamlets Council's "Catch. Don't Pass" campaign at the Town Hall in Canary Wharf.[17]
Honours
[edit]Year | Event | Venue | Result |
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2006 | World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 4th |
2008 | Summer Paralympic Games | Beijing, China | 4th |
2010 | World Championships | Vancouver, Canada | 5th |
2011 | European Championships | Notwill, Switzerland | Silver |
2012 | Summer Paralympic Games | London, England | 5th |
See also
[edit]- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
- Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
- Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
References
[edit]- ^ Booth, Richard (2011). Power and Movement: Portraits of Britain's Paralympic Athletes. John Wiley & Sons. p. 12. ISBN 978-1119973102.
Bulbul Hussain Paralympic.
- ^ a b c d e "Bulbul Hussain". British Paralympic Association. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Beard, Matthew; Gardner, Jasmine (26 August 2010). "Going for gold as Paralympics come home to London". London Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Ullah, Ansar Ahmed (6 September 2012). "Bengali rugby star Bulbul eyes gold". The Daily Star. Bangladesh. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d Sheen, Tom (10 January 2011). "Wheelchair rugby star Bulbul aims for gold in 2012 Paralympic Games". East End Life. London: Tower Hamlets. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Wheelchair Rugby Squad Announced for London 2012". Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "GB finish sixth at World Wheelchair Rugby Championships". BBC Sport. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b Gold, David (15 May 2012). "BPA names strong wheelchair rugby squad hoping for glory at London 2012". Inside The Games. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Six Paralympics debutants in GB wheelchair rugby team". BBC Sport. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Davies, Gareth A (15 May 2012). "London 2012 Paralympics: Great Britain's wheelchair rugby squad for Games named". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Wheelchair Rugby". UK Sport. 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Rio Paralympics: GB name wheelchair rugby squad". BBC Sport. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "How can I watch the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge ?". The Daily Telegraph. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Wolfe, Steve (21 May 2012). "Seven Kent athletes chosen for Paralympics". Kent: Kent Sports News. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Coggan eyes Storm glory and Rio reign". The Daily Telegraph. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ "Channel S Awards 2012 -the Winners". Sylhet: The Sylhet Times. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Mayer, Chloe (28 March 2013). "Paralympian launches campaign to find adoptive parents for disabled children in Tower Hamlets". London: East London Advertiser. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
External links
[edit]- Bulbul Hussain on X
- Bulbul Hussain at the International Paralympic Committee (wheelchair rugby)
- Bulbul Hussain at the International Paralympic Committee (athletics)
- Bulbul Hussain at the British Paralympic Association
- Bulbul Hussain at British Athletics
- Bulbul Hussain at Power of 10
- Bulbul Hussain at London 2012 Paralympics at the Wayback Machine (archived 9 September 2012)
- "Going for gold as Paralympics come home to London". London Evening Standard. 26 August 2010.
- "Fourth is the worst place to finish!". Channel4.com. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012.
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