Steve Brown (wheelchair rugby)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Brown |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
2 June 1981 Chatham, Kent, England |
| Residence | Sittingbourne, Kent, England |
| Website | SteveBrownGB.com |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Wheelchair Rugby |
| Team |
 Great Britain |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | Captain 2012 |
| Updated on 2 October 2012. | |
Steve Brown (born 2 June 1981) is a British Wheelchair Rugby athlete and Captain of the Great Britain National Wheelchair Rugby Team.[1][2]
He led the team in Wheelchair rugby at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Brown broke his neck in a fall from a balcony in Cologne in 2005. While rehabilitating at Stoke Mandeville Hospital he watched a wheelchair rugby match and was inspired to take up the sport.[3][4]
Following wins at the British National Championships in 2006 and the IWRF European Championships in 2007, Brown narrowly missed selection for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games - but was honoured to lead the Olympic and Paralympic Parade of the Heroes through London on the team’s return.[5]
Brown is one of the most recognised faces in the sport, having featured in numerous television broadcasts including Channel 4’s ‘Inside Incredible Athletes’.[6]
He is a Sky Sports Scholar[7] and a Sky Sports 'Living for Sport' mentor.[8]
Brown is a roving reporter for Sky Sports Game Changers tv show.[9][10]
Brown joined the ITV team for the live broadcast of the BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge (WWRC). Steve co presented from the courtside studio as a pundit alongside Martin Bayfield, the former England and British Lions player. The event was held in October 2015 at the Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.[11]
References
- ↑ "Player Profile - Steve Brown". GB Wheelchair Rugby.
- ↑ "Athlete Profile - Steve Brown". ParalympicsGB.
- ↑ "How wheelchair rugby saved my life". The Telegraph. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Being told I was paralysed was devastating. But I'm a fighter". Daily Mail. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "London 2012 Paralympics: Steve Brown". Time Out. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ "Inside Incredible Athletes". Channel 4.
- ↑ "Sky Sports Scholarships". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "Living for Sport Mentors - Steve Brown". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "Game Changers Reporter - Steve Brown". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "Junior Gunners- Steve Brown". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "ITV to broadcast BT WWRC". ITV.
External links
- SteveBrownGB Official Site
- Steve Brown official on Twitter
- Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby
- Paralympics GB
- International Wheelchair Rugby Federation
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