Mandip Sehmi (born 13 December 1980) is a British

wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is practised in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport. The US n ...

player. He was part of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team that came in 4th place at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It wa ...

in Beijing, China. He has three gold medals from the

IWRF European Championship The IWRF European Championship or IWRF European Zone Championship is the European wheelchair rugby championships that take place every two years between national teams of the continents. The European Championship is also a qualifying tournament fo ...

(2005, 2007 and

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

). Sehmi was involved in a car crash in the summer of 2000, which resulted in a broken neck and a permanent

spinal cord injury A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. Symptoms may include loss of muscle function, sensation, or autonomic function in the parts of the body served by the spinal co ...

. He spent a year recovering at the Stoke Mandeville hospital. While at the hospital, he had the opportunity to meet

Bob O'Shea Bob O'Shea (born 3 July 1960) is a British former wheelchair rugby captain of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team. He was the captain of the team that came in 6th place at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. He was also on the team for the ...

, a member of the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team. O'Shea's wife was a nurse at the hospital, and he invited Sehmi to train in wheelchair rugby at a location near the hospital.Leamington Paralympian to star on Channel 4
, london2012.cswp.org.uk, 20 August 2010

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London 2012 mascots - Making of film 2 - with Mandip Sehmi
at YouTube * 1980 births Living people Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Great Britain Wheelchair rugby players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics {{Wheelchairrugby-bio-stub