Athlete Resume
Sam is an integral part of the Men's GB Sitting Volleyball Team, having represented them at the World Cup in Egypt last year, and recently at the Harpers International. He missed out going to the World Championships with the team due to injury. He plays as a setter and is regularly voted player of the tournament at the Sitting Volleyball Grand Prix where he plays for Celtic Dragons in the National League.
He holds a very high profile within the Disability Sport Wales Academy. He transferred from Athletics to Sitting Volleyball due to classification issues. He excelled at throwing but his disability did not fit any of the IPC Athletics classifications. The Great Britain men's Sitting Volleyball team will be making their debut at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester, ahead of the European Championships in Rotterdam in October.
Key Achievements
- Junior and Senior GB member
- Talent spotted from Para Athletics
- 2011 Harpers Sitting Volleyball Series, GB - Silver
- Represented GB at the 2010 Sitting Volleyball World Cup in Egypt where they finished 7th
- 2010 National League with Celtic Dragons - 2nd
- 2010 Grand Prix Series - 1st
- Winner of the Daily Telegraph Excellence in Disabled Sport award 2007
Aims
- Win National League 2011
- Paralympic World Cup in Manchester
- European Championships
- Compete at the 2012 Paralympics
