Beau Vernon
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NationalityAustralian
Born5 December 1988 (age 37)
CountryAustralia
SportWheelchair basketball
 Vernon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 December 1988 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair basketball | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | 0.5 (rugby) | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Queensland Club | ||||||||||||||
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Beau Vernon (born 5 December 1988) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He won a bronze medal with the Steelers at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Vernon is from Phillip Island, Victoria.[2] In June 2012, at the age of 23, his head was hit during a game of Australian football at Leongatha, Victoria and this resulted in him becoming a quadriplegic.[3] He spent seven months at Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Hospital in Kew, Melbourne. In 2023, he moved to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland with his wife, Lucy, and three children – Layla, Joey and Ollie.[2][4] He has completed a business degree at RMIT.
