Mandip Sehmi
Encyclopedia
Mandip Sehmi is a British
wheelchair rugby
player.
He was part of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
that came in 4th place at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
in Beijing, China.
He has two gold medals from the IWRF European Championship
(2005 and 2007).
He got a spinal cord injury
when he broke his neck in a car crash in the summer of 2000. He spent a year recovering at the Stoke Mandeville hospital
.
At the hospital, he met Bob O’Shea of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
, who's wife was a nurse at the hospital. He asked Sehmi to come train wheelchair rugby in a location near the hospital.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair rugby, , is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is currently practiced in over twenty countries around the world and is a Paralympic sport....
player.
He was part of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
The Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team represents the Great Britain in international wheelchair rugby. Great Britain is the most successful team in European competition, winning four gold medals at the European Championship.-Paralympics:...
that came in 4th place at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair rugby at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium from 12 September to 16 September.- Medalists :-Classfication:...
in Beijing, China.
He has two gold medals from the IWRF European Championship
IWRF European Championship
The IWRF European Championship or IWRF European Zone Championship is the name commonly used to refer to the European wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents...
(2005 and 2007).
He got a spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury
A spinal cord injury refers to any injury to the spinal cord that is caused by trauma instead of disease. Depending on where the spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged, the symptoms can vary widely, from pain to paralysis to incontinence...
when he broke his neck in a car crash in the summer of 2000. He spent a year recovering at the Stoke Mandeville hospital
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Stoke Mandeville Hospital is a large National Health Service hospital within Aylesbury Urban Area to the south of the town of Aylesbury, near the village of Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire...
.
At the hospital, he met Bob O’Shea of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team
The Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team represents the Great Britain in international wheelchair rugby. Great Britain is the most successful team in European competition, winning four gold medals at the European Championship.-Paralympics:...
, who's wife was a nurse at the hospital. He asked Sehmi to come train wheelchair rugby in a location near the hospital.
External links
- Official site on Twitter
- Mandip Sehmi, team-2012.com
- London 2012 mascots - Making of film 2 - with Mandip Sehmi at YouTube