Josh Wheeler

Started: He began playing wheelchair rugby in 2007 at the Utah Scorpions club in the United States of America. (sltrib.com, 04 Jul 2012; usawheelchairrugby.com, 2011) Reason: Another wheelchair rugby player invited him to a practice session. "Also, one of my therapists gave me 'Murderball' [the 2005 wheelchair rugby documentary] so it was basically the stuff that I learned in the video and I figured it would be fun. So after I went to a practice event, I fell in love with it. As I kept playing, I kept getting better and better." (tucsonlocalmedia.com, 05 Feb 2020; parkcity.tv, 18 May 2009) Ambition: To win a gold medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (eller.arizona.edu, 29 Jan 2024) Awards: He was named the Best 2.5 Class Player at the 2016 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Paris, France, and the 2015 World Challenge in London, England. (iwrf.com, 17 Apr 2016, 17 Oct 2015) Additional Info: FURTHER EDUCATION Following the postponement of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to return to education. In 2023 he graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Arizona in the United States of America. He then studied for a master's degree in accounting at the same university. He was inspired to pursue a career in accounting by his stepfather, who has worked as an accountant. (eller.arizona.edu, 29 Jan 2024)