Wheel chair rugby team
The Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team represents Great Britain in international wheelchair rugby . Great Britain is the most successful team in European competition, winning six gold medals at the European Championship and a gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games . Since a national poll as part of The Last Leg , the team have been known as The Sweet Chariots. [ 1] '
Great Britain has competed in every wheelchair rugby tournament at the Paralympic Games , first when it was a demonstration sport in 1996 , then since it entered the official program in 2000 .[ 2] Since Great Britain was the host of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, they qualified automatically for the wheelchair rugby event , as they were ranked on the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Ranking List[ 3] [ 4]
The squad selected for the 2020 Paralympics is as follows:[ 5]
The Great Britain players at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.
1996 Paralympic Games : Roy Humphreys , Alan Ash , Paul Jenkins , Jeffery Davey , Mark Eccleston , Rob Tarr , Darren Ransome , Keith Jones [ 7]
2000 Paralympic Games : Simon Chambers , Troye Collins , Keith Jones , Graham Kamaly-Asl , Bob O'Shea , Ian Prescott , Darren Ransome , Paul Shaw , Mike Spence , Tony Stackhouse , Rob Tarr
2004 Paralympic Games : Andy Barrow , Jonathan Coggan , Troye Collins , Justin Frishberg , Ross Morrison , Bob O'Shea , Steve Palmer , Jason Roberts , Paul Shaw , Tony Stackhouse , Rob Tarr
2008 Paralympic Games : Alan Ash , Andy Barrow , Jonathan Coggan , Troye Collins , Justin Frishberg , Bulbul Hussain , Ross Morrison , Steven Palmer , Josie Pearson , Jason Roberts , Mandip Sehmi , Paul Shaw , Coach: Mark Edward O'Connor
2012 Paralympic Games : David Anthony , Andy Barrow , Steve Brown (captain), Jonathan Coggan , Kylie Grimes , Bulbul Hussain , Mike Kerr , Ross Morrison , Myles Pearson , Aaron Phipps , Mandip Sehmi , Coach: Tom O'Connor
2016 Paralympic Games : Alan Ash , Coral Batey , Ayaz Bhuta , Ryan Cowling , Jonathan Coggan , Bulbul Hussain , Mike Kerr , Jim Roberts , Chris Ryan , Mandip Sehmi , Jamie Stead , Gavin Walker , Coach: Paul Shaw
2020 Paralympic Games : Ayaz Bhuta , Jonathan Coggan , Ryan Cowling , Nicholas Cummins , Kylie Grimes , Aaron Phipps , Jim Roberts , Stuart Robinson , Chris Ryan , Jack Smith , Jamie Stead , Gavin Walker , Coach: Paul Shaw
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