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| Born | 4 June 1991 | ||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair rugby | ||||||||||
| Disability class | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Team | Australian Steelers (2017-current) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Jake (The Snake) Howe (born 4 June 1991) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He has represented the Steelers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Howe was born on 4 June 1991. [2] On 10 March 2012, Howe was wrestling with his best friend on the Barrack Street Jetty during a 21st birthday party river cruise. He landed on his head and this broke a bone in neck and crushed his spinal cord, paralysing him from the armpits down. [3] At the time his girlfriend was pregnant and he now has a son Lucas. [3] [4] He lives in Perth, Western Australia. [2]
Howe is classified 1.0 player. Howe made his international debut for Australian wheelchair rugby team at the 2017 Ken Sowden Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand. [2] At the 2018 IWRF World Championship in Sydney, Australia, he was a member of the Australian team that won the silver medal after being defeated by Japan 61–62 in the gold medal game. [5]
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, the Steelers finished fourth after being defeated by Japan 52–60 in the bronze medal game.COVID travel restrictions led to Steelers not having a team training since March 2020 prior to Tokyo. [6]
Howe won his first world championship gold medal at the 2022 IWRF World Championship in Vejle, Denmark, when Australia defeated the United States . [7]
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