Michael Ozanne

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Michael Ozanne
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Ozanne in 2020
Personal information
National team Australian national wheelchair rugby team (2013–present)
Born (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 37)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Wheelchair rugby
Disability class 0.5
Medal record
Wheelchair rugby
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Odense Mixed
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Sydney Mixed
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Vejle Mixed

Michael "Mick" Ozanne (born 28 April 1987) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He represented the Steelers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]

Ozanne was born on 28 April 1987 [2] and lives in Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland. [3] Ozanne injured his spinal cord at the level of his C6 vertebra diving into a shallow canal as a 19-year-old. [3] He took up wheelchair rugby after a demonstration of its brutality shortly after his accident. [3] He made his debut for the Australian Steelers in 2013. He was a member of the Australian team that won its first world championship gold medal at the 2014 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships at Odense, Denmark. [4] [5]

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. [6]

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. [7]

Ozanne won his second world championship gold medal at the 2022 IWRF World Championship in Vejle, Denmark, when Australia defeated the United States. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Steelers Eyeing Paralympic History… Again". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mick Ozanne". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 Grams, Jacob (23 April 2013). "Ozanne's tough ride to Brazil". Caboolture Herald.
  4. ↑ "Jayden aims for world champion". Waragul and Droun Gazette. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Australia wins first ever IWRF World Championship". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Results". IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Australia names wheelchair rugby team of 12 for Tokyo 2020". Inside The Games. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Australian Steelers Are World Wheelchair Rugby Champions". Paralympics Australia. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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