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George Hucks (born 18 January 1968) is an Australian
George Hucks (born 18 January 1968) is an Australian wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is practised in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport.
The US name ...
player. Born in the South Australian town of Port Augusta
Port Augusta is a small city in South Australia. Formerly a port, seaport, it is now a road traffic and Junction (rail), railway junction city mainly located on the east coast of the Spencer Gulf immediately south of the gulf's head and about ...
, he took up wheelchair rugby in 1994 and began playing for the Australian Steelers in 1995. During a practice in Atlanta before the 1996 Summer Paralympics
The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympic Games, Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million.
It was the first Paralympic Games ...
, Hucks, the team's best player, broke his kneecap. He was part of the national team at the 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, and 2008 Beijing
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
Paralympics, and won silver medals at the 2000 and 2008 games with the team. He works as a funds officer.
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* 1968 births Living people Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Australia Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic medalists in wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby players at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Sportsmen from South Australia People from Port Augusta {{Australia-Paralympic-medalist-stub