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Born | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales | 28 June 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brad Dubberley (born 28 June 1981) [1] is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby Head Coach and former athlete. He won a silver medal as an athlete at the 2000 Sydney Games [1] and was the head coach at the 2008 Beijing Games in the mixed wheelchair rugby event. [2] He is the head coach of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby team known as the Australian Steelers. [3]
Dubberley was born in the New South Wales town of Kurri Kurri on 28 June 1981. [4] He became a quadriplegic at the age of 12 when he fell down a 50 m cliff while playing with friends in the bush in Victoria. [1] In 1995, at the age of 14, he took up wheelchair rugby as part of the rehabilitation process. [1] His classification level was 3.5. [1] He first represented Australia in 1996 in a test series with New Zealand. [1] At 1998 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, he was member of the team that came 5th. [1] At the 2000 Sydney Games, he was a member of the team that won the silver medal. [1] At the 2002 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, he was a member of the team that won the bronze medal. [1] At the 2004 Athens Games, he was a member of the team that came 5th. [1] His last major competition as an athlete was at the 2006 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, where the team came 6th. [1] During his career as an athlete, he competed in over 70 international competitions. [1]
In 1998 he was the Australian Junior Paralympian of the Year. [1] In 2009, he was awarded the Primary Club of Australia's Sir Roden Cutler Award for his services to wheelchair rugby. [5] Dubberley is a frequent visitor to spinal units offering advice and support. His message is "Don't let the chair, stop you from doing anything". [6]
Dubberley retired from competition in 2006 and in November of that year was appointed as head coach of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby team. [1] He coached the team to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games [7] and the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships. [8] He is preparing the team for the 2012 London Games. He coached the Australian national wheelchair rugby team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, which went through the five-day tournament undefeated and won the gold medal. [9] He was the head coach at the 2016 Rio Paralympics where the team won Gold. [10]
At the 2018 World Championships in Sydney, he was Head Coach of the Australian team that won the silver medal after being defeated by Japan 61–62 in the gold medal game. [11] Dubberley coached the Steelers to win the gold medal at the 2022 IWRF World Championship in Vejle, Denmark, when they defeated the United States . [12]
He currently lives in Point Cook, Victoria. [13]
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Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales | 28 June 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disability class | 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brad Dubberley (born 28 June 1981) [1] is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby Head Coach and former athlete. He won a silver medal as an athlete at the 2000 Sydney Games [1] and was the head coach at the 2008 Beijing Games in the mixed wheelchair rugby event. [2] He is the head coach of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby team known as the Australian Steelers. [3]
Dubberley was born in the New South Wales town of Kurri Kurri on 28 June 1981. [4] He became a quadriplegic at the age of 12 when he fell down a 50 m cliff while playing with friends in the bush in Victoria. [1] In 1995, at the age of 14, he took up wheelchair rugby as part of the rehabilitation process. [1] His classification level was 3.5. [1] He first represented Australia in 1996 in a test series with New Zealand. [1] At 1998 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, he was member of the team that came 5th. [1] At the 2000 Sydney Games, he was a member of the team that won the silver medal. [1] At the 2002 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, he was a member of the team that won the bronze medal. [1] At the 2004 Athens Games, he was a member of the team that came 5th. [1] His last major competition as an athlete was at the 2006 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, where the team came 6th. [1] During his career as an athlete, he competed in over 70 international competitions. [1]
In 1998 he was the Australian Junior Paralympian of the Year. [1] In 2009, he was awarded the Primary Club of Australia's Sir Roden Cutler Award for his services to wheelchair rugby. [5] Dubberley is a frequent visitor to spinal units offering advice and support. His message is "Don't let the chair, stop you from doing anything". [6]
Dubberley retired from competition in 2006 and in November of that year was appointed as head coach of the Australian Wheelchair Rugby team. [1] He coached the team to a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games [7] and the 2010 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships. [8] He is preparing the team for the 2012 London Games. He coached the Australian national wheelchair rugby team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, which went through the five-day tournament undefeated and won the gold medal. [9] He was the head coach at the 2016 Rio Paralympics where the team won Gold. [10]
At the 2018 World Championships in Sydney, he was Head Coach of the Australian team that won the silver medal after being defeated by Japan 61–62 in the gold medal game. [11] Dubberley coached the Steelers to win the gold medal at the 2022 IWRF World Championship in Vejle, Denmark, when they defeated the United States . [12]
He currently lives in Point Cook, Victoria. [13]