Jonathan Coggan

Started: He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2001 and was invited to join the Great Britain development squad in 2002. (gbwr.org.uk, 01 Jan 2023) Reason: He was introduced to wheelchair rugby while undergoing rehabilitation at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England. "I remember just wanting to get active and to get doing something physical, and this appealed to me right away. It's really a combination of the physical and the mental side of sport and I think that's why I like it so much." (gazette-news.co.uk, 28 Sep 2015) Ambition: To compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (gbwr.org.uk, 28 Mar 2023) Milestones: At the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo he became the first wheelchair rugby player to represent Great Britain in the sport at five editions of the Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Jan 2024) Awards: In September 2022 he was inducted into the Stoke Mandeville Hall of Fame in England. (paralympicheritage.org.uk, 06 Oct 2022) He was named Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2022 New Year's Honours list. (gov.uk, 01 Jun 2022; skysports.com, 01 Jan 2022) He was named the Best 0.5 Class Player at the 2006 World Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, as well as at the European championships in 2009 and 2011. (gbwr.org.uk, 01 Jan 2015)