Stuart Robinson
Athlete Information
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Region
Morecambe
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Date of Birth
14/04/1982
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Classification
3.5
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Wheelchair Rugby won their first ever Paralympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020 in a historic 54-49 victory over USA with Stuart scoring 14 tries. Stuart was serving with the RAF Regiment and whilst on his 4th tour of Afghanistan, was injured by an explosion. Originally introduced to the sport in 2014, Stuart first experience Wheelchair rugby success at the Invictus Games in 2016, winning a bronze medal. Following this he became part of the GBWR Talent development squad and was selected for the ParalympicsGB’s Paralympic Inspiration Programme in 2016, where he attended the Rio games.
Stuart was invited to GB training in November 2016 and was part of the team who were successful at retaining their title at both the 2017 and 2019 European championships.
Playing history
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Gold
2019 European Championships, Denmark – 1st
2017 European Championships, Germany – 1st
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