Trevor Hirschfield
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| Nickname | T-Bone | ||
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21 December 1983 Parksville, British Columbia | ||
Trevor Hirschfield is a Canadian Wheelchair rugby player, born on December 21, 1983,[1] who participated at Beijing, Vancouver, and London Paralympic Games. He was born as an able-bodied person, but by the age of 16, after a traffic accident where his van went over a cliff, he was paralyzed below the neck.[2] During the 2012 Summer Paralympics his team won 58-50 over Belgium with Hirschfield toppling their star Lars Mertens.[3]
References
- ↑ http://paralympic.ca/trevor-hirschfield
- ↑ Pieta Woolley (September 22, 2010). "Best of Vancouver 2010 communities: Athletes to artists, the disabled find their turf". Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ Gary Kingston (September 6, 2012). "Trevor Hirschfield quietly leads wheelchair rugby team through London 2012 Paralympic Games". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
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