 Garett Hickling (in red, no. 5) vs USA's Bryan Kirkland, at a wheelchair rugby game. | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 September 1970 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Mica Creek, BC | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | full time athlete, former computer technician and machinist | ||||||||||||
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Garett Hickling (born September 18, 1970)[1] is a Canadian wheelchair rugby player. He is on the Canada national wheelchair rugby team and has been voted most valuable player at several World Championships (1995,1998, and 2002). He earned a gold medal from the 2002 World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden; a silver medal from the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, and a bronze medal from 2008 in Beijing, China.[2] He was the Canadian flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Paralympics.[3] He has competed in every Paralympics that included his sport until his retirement, representing Canada five times.[4]
Hickling broke his neck at age 16 in 1987. He and two friends were hiking an unfamiliar B.C. trail at night when they fell off a cliff; one of the friends died. About five years later, Hickling took up wheelchair rugby.[4]
- ^ Athlete Profile - Garett Hickling Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association (CWSA), 2006
- ^ "Garett Hickling". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Wheelchair rugby player Hickling named Canada's flag bearer at Paralympics". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. August 26, 2012. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
- ^ a b "Wheelchair rugby player Hickling named Canada's flag bearer at Paralympics". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. August 26, 2012. Archived from the original on August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 26, 2012.