Andrew John Edmondson (born 24 June 1990) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He won a gold medal at the

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as a member of the Australian Steelers. He has been selected for

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, his second Games.

Personal

Edmondson was born on 24 June 1990. His friends call him "Edmo". At the age of 13, he broke his neck whilst surfing at

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. At the time, he had received a scholarship to play

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at Scots College in

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. He has a Bachelor of Sports Business from the

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. In 2021, he lives in

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and is able to train with

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. He has business role working for Melrose Wheelchairs and is a part of a public speaking programme through the Australian Institute of Sport in regards to mental health.

Wheelchair rugby

As part of his rehabilitation, he watched a video on wheelchair rugby whilst at the Prince of Wales Hospital and became interested in the sport. In 2004, he attended an Australian Paralympic Committee Come and Try Day. He made his debut for the national team the Australian Steelers in 2014. As of 2016, he has been a member of the NSW Gladiators for 10 years and captained the team for the last two years. In 2015, he played in the United States wheelchair rugby competition. He was a member of the team that retained its gold medal at the

after defeating the United States 59–58 in the final. He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in 2017. At the

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, 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. Edmondson his won first world championship gold medal at the

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, when Australia defeated the United States .

References

External links

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International Paralympic Committee

Andrew Edmondson's Story - Youtube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmondson, Andrew Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Australia Wheelchair rugby players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 1990 births Living people People educated at Scots College (Sydney) Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Australia Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Paralympic medalists in wheelchair rugby