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Justin Frishberg

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Justin Frishberg
Frishberg in 2010
Full nameJustin Leo Thomas Frishberg
Date of birth (1972-03-17) 17 March 1972 (age 52) [1]
Place of birthOxford[1]
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Great Britain

Justin Leo Thomas Frishberg (born 17 March 1972) is a male former British wheelchair rugby player.[2]

Personal life

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Frishberg was educated at Abingdon School from 1985 until 1990 where he was a keen rugby and tennis player.[3] He then studied at Balliol College, Oxford.[4]

Wheelchair rugby career

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Frishberg was part of the Great Britain team at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, and at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing.[5] The team came in fourth place both times just failing to secure a bronze medal on both occasions after losing out to the United States and Canada respectively.[6]

He was appointed Assistant Coach to the British wheelchair rugby team in 2013, a position he held until the start of 2017.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1972 Births". Free BMD.
  2. ^ "Paralympics profile". International Paralympic Committee.
  3. ^ "Tennis and Rugby round up" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  4. ^ "Oxonian Olympians". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Justin Frishberg's Beijing diary". BBC Sport. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Justin Frishberg". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  7. ^ "Justin Frishberg to stand down as Assistant Coach". Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby.
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