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Trevor Hirschfield

Trevor Hirschfield
Date of birth (1983-12-21) December 21, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthParksville, British Columbia, Canada
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Canada
Medal record
Men's wheelchair rugby
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team competition
4th 2016 London Team competition
World Championships
6th 2010 Vancouver Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2014 Odense Team competition
6th 2018 Sydney Team competition
Para Pan-AM Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team competition

Trevor Hirschfield (born December 21, 1983)[1] is a Canadian Wheelchair rugby player, who participated Beijing, London, and Rio Paralympic Games. At the age of 16, after a traffic accident where his van went over a cliff, he was paralyzed below the neck.[2] During the 2012 Summer Paralympics his team won 58–50 over Belgium with Hirschfield toppling their star Lars Mertens.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Trevor Hirschfield | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28.
  2. ^ Pieta Woolley (September 22, 2010). "Best of Vancouver 2010 communities: Athletes to artists, the disabled find their turf". Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ^ Gary Kingston (September 6, 2012). "Trevor Hirschfield quietly leads wheelchair rugby team through London 2012 Paralympic Games". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved December 11, 2014.


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