Ian Sagar (born 29 March 1982) is a British wheelchair basketball player. He was selected to play for Team GB in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[1] He has a broken spinal cord.[2]
Ian Sagar
Personal information
Nationality
English
Born
(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 42) Sheffield, England
Sport
Country
Great Britain
Sport
Wheelchair basketball
Personal lifeedit
Sagar was born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. He currently lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.[1] In 1999, he had a motorcycle accident, breaking his spinal cord.[2] He is going to be in a wheelchair (disabled) for his entire life, as he will not recover from breaking his spinal cord.[2] He was interviewed by the journalist Alessandro Camagni, who told of his life in the book "Torneresti indietro?".[3]
Wheelchair basketballedit
Sagar began playing wheelchair basketball in 2006, when he was 24 years old. He was introduced to wheelchair basketball after he worked as a salesman for RGK, a manufacturer of sports wheelchairs. He first played for the Sheffield Steelers wheelchair basketball team at the age of 23, and played for three years. Sagar now plays for the Tameside Owls. Sagar also plays for a Spanish wheelchair basketball team in Toledo. He made his Great Britain debut in 2008.[4][5]
Sagar played his first championship at the European Championships in Adana, Turkey in 2009. Along with his team, he finished in the bronze medal position, third place. In 2010 he played at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Birmingham. He finished in fifth place, out of the medals. In 2011 he had his first success, at the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth, northern Israel. He finished in first place, winning gold, along with his team.[4] He was picked for the Great British Team (Team GB) in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, held on home ground in London.[5] He participated in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, winning the bronze medal against Turkey. He was chosen to be team captain for the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held in Tokyo, and finished in third place along with his team.[6]
Sagar retired from wheelchair basketball on 22 May 2022 to devote himself to his family.
Referencesedit
^ ab. Paralympics GB. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ abc"London 2012 Paralympics: wheelchair basketball star Ian Sagar and coach Murray Treseder are striving for perfection". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ ab"Great Britain's six of the best to follow on the road to London". The Observer. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^"ParalympicsGB | paralympicsgb names wheelchair basketball squads for tokyo 2020". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
April 18, 2024
sagar, born, march, 1982, british, wheelchair, basketball, player, selected, play, team, 2012, summer, paralympics, london, broken, spinal, cord, personal, informationnationalityenglishborn, 1982, march, 1982, sheffield, englandsportcountrygreat, britainsportw. Ian Sagar born 29 March 1982 is a British wheelchair basketball player He was selected to play for Team GB in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London 1 He has a broken spinal cord 2 Ian SagarPersonal informationNationalityEnglishBorn 1982 03 29 29 March 1982 age 42 Sheffield EnglandSportCountryGreat BritainSportWheelchair basketballPersonal life editSagar was born in Sheffield South Yorkshire England He currently lives in Barnsley South Yorkshire 1 In 1999 he had a motorcycle accident breaking his spinal cord 2 He is going to be in a wheelchair disabled for his entire life as he will not recover from breaking his spinal cord 2 He was interviewed by the journalist Alessandro Camagni who told of his life in the book Torneresti indietro 3 Wheelchair basketball editSagar began playing wheelchair basketball in 2006 when he was 24 years old He was introduced to wheelchair basketball after he worked as a salesman for RGK a manufacturer of sports wheelchairs He first played for the Sheffield Steelers wheelchair basketball team at the age of 23 and played for three years Sagar now plays for the Tameside Owls Sagar also plays for a Spanish wheelchair basketball team in Toledo He made his Great Britain debut in 2008 4 5 Sagar played his first championship at the European Championships in Adana Turkey in 2009 Along with his team he finished in the bronze medal position third place In 2010 he played at the World Wheelchair Basketball Championships in Birmingham He finished in fifth place out of the medals In 2011 he had his first success at the 2011 European Championships in Nazareth northern Israel He finished in first place winning gold along with his team 4 He was picked for the Great British Team Team GB in the 2012 Summer Paralympics held on home ground in London 5 He participated in the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro winning the bronze medal against Turkey He was chosen to be team captain for the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo and finished in third place along with his team 6 Sagar retired from wheelchair basketball on 22 May 2022 to devote himself to his family References edit a b Ian Sagar Paralympics GB Archived from the original on 15 August 2012 Retrieved 20 August 2012 a b c London 2012 Paralympics wheelchair basketball star Ian Sagar and coach Murray Treseder are striving for perfection The Daily Telegraph London Retrieved 20 August 2012 Camagni Alessandro 2017 Torneresti indietro a b Ian Sagar GBWBA Retrieved 20 August 2012 a b Great Britain s six of the best to follow on the road to London The Observer 21 May 2011 Retrieved 20 August 2012 ParalympicsGB paralympicsgb names wheelchair basketball squads for tokyo 2020 ParalympicsGB Retrieved 13 November 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ian Sagar amp oldid 1185072809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
