Cameron Carr (wheelchair rugby) explained

Cameron Carr
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Birth Date:13 August 1977
Sport:Wheelchair rugby
Disability Class:2.0
Updated:25 July 2016

Cameron Carr, is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby player. He has won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympics and gold medals at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics.[1]

Biography

Cameron Michael Carr was born on 13 August 1977, and lives in Brisbane, Queensland.[2] His father is Norm Carr, Queensland rugby league State of Origin representative.[3] At 19 years old, Carr just signed a contract with the Sydney Roosters. The weekend before moving to Sydney, Carr was involved in a motor vehicle collision when a friend driving him home from a 21st birthday fell asleep at the wheel. His neck was broken as a result of the crash.[4]

He first competed in wheelchair rugby in 2003 and was selected for Australia in 2005.[3] [4] He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2012 London Paralympics.[5] He was a member of the Steelers team that won silver medal at the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Vancouver and a gold medal at the 2014 World Championships in Odense,[6] and the team that retained its gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after defeating the United States 59–58 in the final.[7]

Carr was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[8]

Carr is married with three children; one son and two twin daughters.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steelers aim to maintain their reign in Rio . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829041812/https://www.paralympic.org.au/steelers-aim-to-maintain-their-reign-in-rio/ . dead . 29 August 2016 . Australian Paralympic Committee News . 25 July 2016 . 25 July 2016 .
  2. News: Paul Smeaton . Carr eyes gold | Ipswich Sport | Surfing, Rugby, Soccer, Football, Cricket in Ipswich | Ipswich Queensland Times . Qt.com.au . 31 December 2011 . 4 January 2012 . live . 4 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140204045408/http://www.qt.com.au/news/carr-eyes-gold/1224431/ . dmy .
  3. News: How quad rugby got Carr on road to recovery after smash that nearly killed him. 27 August 2014. Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 2012. 27 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827110133/http://m.smh.com.au/sport/olympics-2012/how-quad-rugby-got-carr-on-road-to-recovery-after-smash-that-nearly-killed-him-20120520-1yz9j.html. live.
  4. Web site: Cameron Carr Profile. Australian Paralympic Committee website. 27 August 2014. 9 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140409090759/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/cameron-carr. live.
  5. Web site: Cameron Carr (QLD). Australian Athletes with a Disability. 18 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111003193539/http://www.sports.org.au/athletes-profiles/35-men-athlete-profiles/153-cameron-carr-jetstar-gold-coast-wheelchair-rugby-team.html#. 3 October 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Australia wins first ever IWRF World Championship. Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 August 2014. 27 August 2014. 27 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827132931/http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/australia-wins-first-ever-iwrf-world-championship. live.
  7. News: Lees. Chris. Steelers double up with Paralympics gold. 19 September 2016. Sunshine Coast Daily. 19 September 2016. 20 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920155002/http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/steelers-double-up-with-paralympics-gold/3091020/. live.
  8. News: . Australia Day honours list 2014: in full . 26 January 2014 . 26 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140127024036/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/australia-day-honours-list-2014-in-full/story-fni0cx12-1226808786064 . live . 27 January 2014 . dmy .
  9. Web site: Third Paralympics looms for unsung 'tough guy' The Catholic Leader. catholicleader.com.au. en-US. 2017-07-21. 14 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914224130/http://catholicleader.com.au/people/third-paralympics-looms-for-unsung-tough-guy. live.