Cody Meakin
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| Born | 27 December 1989 Darwin, Northern Territory | ||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby | ||||||||
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Cody Meakin, OAM (born 27 December 1989) is a wheelchair rugby player. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in wheelchair rugby.
Personal
Cody Meakin was born on 27 December 1989 in
year 12 formal in their formal attire, and donated the thousands of Australian dollars they would have otherwise spent on transportation to help defray costs for Meakin's rehabilitation.[1][3] In 2012, he was living in Brisbane.[2]
Wheelchair rugby
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Meakin is a 2.5 point wheelchair rugby player[1] who took up wheelchair rugby in 2010[1] during rehabilitation for his spinal injury.[2]
In 2010, Meakin was a member of Gold Coast Wheelchair Rugby Titans in the National Wheelchair Rugby League,[4] and finished the season by being named the league's best new talent.[5] He was still with the team in 2012.[6]
Meakin played in the Queensland 2011 Wheelchair Rugby State Championships.[7]
Meakin made his
Darwin in late July.[12] He was part of the team that won the gold medal.[13] The Australian team went through the five-day tournament undefeated.[14]
He was awarded an
Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[15]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cody Meakin". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Butterworth, Ian (15 May 2012). "Cody fired up for golden opportunity". Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia: NT News. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "The Canberra Times, Australia: Grammar grads ditch limos for absent mate". The Canberra Times. 27 November 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Wheelchair Rugby Australia — Teams". Rugby.sports.org.au. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "NWRL Award History — National Wheelchair Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Jetstar Gold Coast Titans Wheelchair Rugby Team". Sportingwheelies.org.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "2011 Wheelchair Rugby State Championships". Sportingwheelies.org.au. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Meakin | Coupe Canada Cup 2012". Canadacupwcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ Michelmore, Karen (4 May 2012). "Australia's Steelers smash and crash their way to London -". ABC Sydney — Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "International Wheelchair Rugby Federation : IWRF News". IWRF. 5 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Hose realises London dream". Camperdown Chronicle. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Wheelchair Rugby — Darwin Exhibition Match". 104.1 Territory FM. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Mixed Wheelchair Rugby - Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Batt stars as Australia win gold". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Australia Day honours list 2014: in full". The Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
