Garett Hickling

Canadian wheelchair rugby player

Rugby player

Garett Hickling

Garett Hickling (in red, no. 5) vs USA's Bryan Kirkland, at a wheelchair rugby game.

Date of birth

(1970-09-18) 18 September 1970 (age 53)

Place of birth

Mica Creek, BC

Height

6 ft (183 cm)

Occupation(s)

full time athlete, former computer technician and machinist

Rugby union career

International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
–	Canada

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]

References

^ 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.