Brad Dubberley
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | 3.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brad Dubberley (born 28 June 1981)[1] is a former Australian Paralympic wheelchair rugby Head Coach and athlete. He won a silver medal as an athlete at the 2000 Sydney Games.[1] The Steelers won two Paralympic gold medals - 2012, 2016 and two World Championships - 2014, 2022 as Head Coach. [2]
Dubberley was born in the New South Wales town of Kurri Kurri on 28 June 1981.[3] He became a quadriplegic at the age of 12 when he fell down a 50 m cliff while playing with friends in the bush in Victoria.[1] In 1995, at the age of 14, he took up wheelchair rugby as part of the rehabilitation process.[1] His classification level was 3.5.[1] He first represented Australia in 1996 in a test series with New Zealand.[1] At 1998 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, he was member of the team that came 5th.[1] At the 2000 Sydney Games, he was a member of the team that won the silver medal.[1] At the 2002 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, he was a member of the team that won the bronze medal.[1] At the 2004 Athens Games, he was a member of the team that came 5th.[1] His last major competition as an athlete was at the 2006 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships, where the team came 6th.[1] During his career as an athlete, he competed in over 70 international competitions.[1]
