Cameron Carr (wheelchair rugby)
 2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Carr | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 August 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Cameron Carr, OAM 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][3] His father is Norm Carr, Queensland rugby league State of Origin representative.[4] 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.[5]
He first competed in wheelchair rugby in 2003 and was selected for Australia in 2005.[4][5] He won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2012 Paralympics.[6] He was a member of the Steelers team that won silver medal at the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships and a gold medal at the 2014 World Championships,[7] and the team that retained its gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after defeating the United States 59–58 in the final.[8]
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."[3]
References
- ↑ "Steelers aim to maintain their reign in Rio". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ Paul Smeaton (31 December 2011). "Carr eyes gold | Ipswich Sport | Surfing, Rugby, Soccer, Football, Cricket in Ipswich | Ipswich Queensland Times". Qt.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- 1 2 "Australia Day honours list 2014: in full". Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- 1 2 "How quad rugby got Carr on road to recovery after smash that nearly killed him". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- 1 2 "Cameron Carr Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "Cameron Carr (QLD)". Australian Athletes with a Disability.
- ↑ "Australia wins first ever IWRF World Championship". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Lees, Chris (19 September 2016). "Steelers double up with Paralympics gold". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 19 September 2016.