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Matt
Lewis

Wheelchair rugby

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Key Facts

Date of Birth
8 January 1987
Currently resides
Pakenham, VIC
Start competing
2012
Australian debut
2014
Impairment
Physical Impairment – Double above-knee and fingers limb loss

Matt 's Story

When Matt Lewis decided to make a bomb out of a small barbecue gas bottle, he never expected the events of that night to unfold the way they did. The bomb, which was chock-full of explosive chemicals, detonated sooner than Matt expected, and threw him nearly two metres into the air. He was airlifted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he was placed in an induced coma for just over a month, and woke to discover both his legs had been amputated, some of his fingers had been replaced with his toes, and his hearing was impaired. Over the following …

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Major Partners

  • AIS
  • Aus Gov
  • Toyota
  • Woolworths
  • Royal Australian Mint
  • Bupa

Official Partners

  • Allianz
  • Citi
  • Qantas
  • icare
  • Harvey Norman
  • Cadbury
  • Jumbo
  • NDSP
  • Nine
  • University of Queensland
  • QMS
  • News Corp Australia
  • McDonalds
  • RACV Resorts
  • Westfield