Tim Johnson (wheelchair rugby)

Timothy Clarence Johnson MNZM (born 4 February 1976) is a New Zealand disability sports administrator and former wheelchair rugby player. He is a past captain of the Wheel Blacks, the New Zealand wheelchair rugby team.

Tim Johnson
MNZM
Johnson in 2015
Personal information
Full nameTimothy Clarence Johnson
Born4 February 1976 (1976-02-04) (age 45)
Medal record
Wheelchair rugby
Representing  New Zealand
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens Mixed team
2000 Sydney Mixed team
World Championships
1998 Toronto Team
2006 Christchurch Team

Johnson was a member of all New Zealand wheelchair rugby teams from 1998 until 2010, including the gold medal-winning team at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and the bronze medal-winning team at the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney. At the 2008 Paralympics, he was both a player and assistant coach for the New Zealand team, which finished in fifth place.[1] He won silver at the world championships in Toronto in 1998 and in Christchurch in 2006, and was captain of the 2006 team.

He served as the president of New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby from 2003 to 2004, and from 2011 until 2014. He was also the organisation's treasurer between 2005 and 2006.[2] He has served as an Athlete Council representative on the New Zealand Olympic Committee since 2003.[3]

Johnson studied at the University of Canterbury and the Christchurch College of Education, graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in electrical, electronics and communications engineering in 1998, a Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Secondary) in 1999, and a Master of Engineering in 2004.[4] He has been awarded University of Canterbury and New Zealand Universities Blues for wheelchair rugby.[3]

In the 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours, Johnson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to disability sport.[5]

References
  1. "Paralympics NZ announces strong team for Beijing". 6 June 2008.
  2. NZWR document Archived 19 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Citations for Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. "Graduate search". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2015". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.


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