Mandip Sehmi (born 13 December 1980) is a

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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 na ...

player. He was part of the

Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team The Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team represents Great Britain in international wheelchair rugby. Great Britain is the most successful team in European competition, winning six gold medals at the European Championship and a gold at t ...

that came in 4th place at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...

in Beijing, China. He has three gold medals from the

IWRF European Championship The IWRF European Championship or IWRF European Zone Championship is the European wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament fo ...

(2005, 2007 and 2015). Sehmi was involved in a car crash in the summer of 2000, which resulted in a broken neck and a permanent

spinal cord injury A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. Symptoms may include loss of muscle function, sensation, or autonomic function in the parts of the body served by the spinal cor ...

. He spent a year recovering at the

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. While at the hospital, he had the opportunity to meet Bob O'Shea, a member of the

. O'Shea's wife was a nurse at the hospital, and he invited Sehmi to train in wheelchair rugby at a location near the hospital.Leamington Paralympian to star on Channel 4
, london2012.cswp.org.uk, 20 August 2010

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Mandip Sehmi
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London 2012 mascots - Making of film 2 - with Mandip Sehmi
at YouTube * 1980 births Living people Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Great Britain Wheelchair rugby players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics {{Wheelchairrugby-bio-stub