Garett Hickling
Encyclopedia
Garett Hickling is a Canadian
wheelchair rugby
player. He is on the Canada national wheelchair rugby team and has been voted most valuable player on several World Championships. He has a silver medal from the 2004 Paralympic Games
in Athens
, and a bronze medal from 2008
in Beijing
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....
player. He is on the Canada national wheelchair rugby team and has been voted most valuable player on several World Championships. He has a silver medal from the 2004 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Helliniko Indoor Arena from September 19 to September 25.Teams from eight countries participated in the competition, with a total of 89 athletes taking part...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, and a bronze medal from 2008
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium from 12 September to 16 September.- Medalists :-Classfication:...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
.
External links
- Push 2010WWRC Commercial at the 2010WWRC's YouTube channel