Cody Caldwell

Started: He took up wheelchair rugby in 2008. (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016) Reason: A week after his accident he watched the documentary 'Murderball', which focused on the rivalry between the US and Canadian wheelchair rugby teams in the lead-up to the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens. It inspired him to take up the sport. (paralympic.ca, Sep 2016) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (Facebook profile, 24 Mar 2024) Awards: He took part in the torch relay ahead of the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, ON, Canada. His leg of the relay was in Peterborough, ON, Canada. (cbc.ca, 10 Jun 2016) Additional Info: OTHER ACTIVITIES He has served as an ambassador for ONPARA [formerly the Ontario Wheelchair Sports Association] in Canada at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Lyndhurst Centre. He has helped introduce patients to wheelchair rugby. (onpara.ca, 25 Nov 2020)

Sporting Relatives: His father Dave has served as equipment manager for the Canadian national wheelchair rugby team, his mother Liz has worked as a wheelchair rugby table official, and his brother Kevin is a nationally certified wheelchair rugby referee. (wheelchairrugby.ca, 01 Sep 2019)