Michael Ozanne

Michael Ozanne is an Australian wheelchair rugby player.

Michael Ozanne
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportWheelchair rugby
Disability class0.5
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Wheelchair rugby
World Championships
2014 OdenseMixed
2018 SydneyMixed

Ozanne lives in Upper Caboolture just outside Brisbane, Queensland.[1] Ozanne injured his C6 vertebrae diving into a shallow canal as a 19-year-old.[1] He took up wheelchair rugby after a demonstration of its brutality shortly after his accident.[1] He made his debut for the Australian Steelers in 2013. He was a member of the Australian team that won its first world championship gold medal at the 2014 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships at Odense, Denmark.[2][3]

At the 2018 IWRF World Championship in Sydney, Australia he was a member of the Australian team that won the silver medal after being defeated by Japan 61-62 in the gold medal game.[4]

References
  1. Grams, Jacob (23 April 2013). "Ozanne's tough ride to Brazil". Caboolture Herald.
  2. "Jayden aims for world champion". Waragul and Droun Gazette. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  3. "Australia wins first ever IWRF World Championship". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. "Results". IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.


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