George Hucks

George Hucks

2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Hucks
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1968-01-18) 18 January 1968 (age 57) Port Augusta, South Australia
Medal record Wheelchair rugby Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Mixed 2008 Beijing Mixed

Action shot of Hucks (right) with the ball during a match at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics

Hucks (left) chases the ball during a match at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

George Hucks (born 18 January 1968) ^[1] is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. Born in the South Australian town of Port Augusta, he took up wheelchair rugby in 1994 and began playing for the Australian Steelers in 1995. ^[2] During a practice in Atlanta before the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Hucks, the team's best player, broke his kneecap. ^[3] He was part of the national team at the 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, and 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and won silver medals at the 2000 and 2008 games with the team. ^[4] He works as a funds officer. ^[2]

References

1. "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
2. "George Hucks". Australian Athletes with a Disability. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
3. Reed, Ron (1996). "All Blacks Dominate Bledisloe Clash of Crash". Golden Days of Atlanta: Xth Paralympic Games Atlanta, Georgia, August 15–25, 1996. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Federation: 70. OCLC   222120061.
4. "George Hucks". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 17 August 2012.

External links

• George Hucks at the International Paralympic Committee