Jake Howe
{{short description|Australian wheelchair rugby player (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{use Australian English|date=August 2018}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|6|4|df=yes}}
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|club = Melbourne Rugby Club
|team =Australian Steelers (2017–current)
|sport =Wheelchair rugby
|disability_class = 1.0
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{{MedalSport|Wheelchair rugby}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|Mixed}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Sydney|Mixed}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Vejle|Mixed}}
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Jake Howe (born 4 June 1991) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He has represented the Steelers at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where they won the bronze medal.{{Cite web|date=29 July 2021|title=Steelers Eyeing Paralympic History… Again|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/07/steelers-eyeing-paralympic-history-again/|access-date=2 August 2021|website=Paralympics Australia}}{{Cite web|title=Steelers chasing redemption at Paris Games|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/steelers-chasing-redemption-paris-games-030712504.html|access-date=1 August 2024}}
Personal
Howe was born on 4 June 1991.{{cite web |title=Jake Howe |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/jake-howe/ |website=Australian Paralympic Committee website |accessdate=11 August 2018}} On 10 March 2012, Howe was wrestling with his best friend on the Barrack Street Jetty during a 21st birthday party river cruise. He landed on his head and this broke a bone in neck and crushed his spinal cord, paralysing him from the armpits down.{{cite news |last1=Farcic |first1=Elle |title=Harmless fun that changed a young life for ever |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/harmless-fun-that-changed-a-young-life-for-ever-ng-ya-322867 |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=The West Australian |date=7 April 2012}} At the time his girlfriend was pregnant and he now has a son Lucas.{{cite news |last1=Giles |first1=Shaun |title=Jake Howe once feared he would never lift his newborn child, now he's a wheelchair rugby international |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-28/australian-wheelchair-rugby-player-jake-howe/10043794?site=southwestwa&program= |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=ABC News |date=28 July 2018}} He lives in Perth, Western Australia.
Wheelchair rigby
Howe is classified 1.0 player. Howe made his international debut for Australian wheelchair rugby team at the 2017 Ken Sowden Cup in Christchurch, New Zealand. At the 2018 IWRF World Championship in Sydney, Australia, he was a member of the Australian team that won the silver medal after being defeated by Japan 61–62 in the gold medal game.{{cite web |title=Results |url=https://www.2018wrwc.com/ |website=IWRF Wheelchaair Rugby World Championships website |accessdate=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810113033/https://www.2018wrwc.com/ |archive-date=10 August 2018 |url-status=usurped }}
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, the Steelers finished fourth after being defeated by Japan 52–60 in the bronze medal game.COVID travel restrictions led to Steelers not having a team training since March 2020 prior to Tokyo.{{Cite web|date=31 July 2021|title=Australia names wheelchair rugby team of 12 for Tokyo 2020|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1111036/australia-wheelchair-rugby-team-tokyo|access-date=20 September 2021|website=Inside The Games}}
Howe won his first world championship gold medal at the 2022 IWRF World Championship in Vejle, Denmark, when Australia defeated the United States . {{Cite web |date=17 October 2022 |title=Australian Steelers Are World Wheelchair Rugby Champions |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2022/10/australian-steelers-are-world-wheelchair-rugby-champions/ |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Paralympics Australia}}
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he was a member of the Steelers that won the bronze medal defeating Great Britain 50–48.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=Forged In Bronze: Steelers Reach Paralympic Podium After Eight-Year Wait {{!}} Paralympics Australia |url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2024/09/forged-in-bronze-steelers-reach-paralympic-podium-after-eight-year-wait/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.paralympic.org.au |language=en-AU}}
References
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External links
- {{Paralympics Australia|jake-howe}}
{{2024 Australian Paralympic Team}}
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Category:Australian wheelchair rugby players
Category:Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Australia
Category:Wheelchair rugby players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Category:Wheelchair rugby players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia