A veteran on Team Canada, Jared Funk has competed in wheelchair rugby since 2001, winning three Paralympic medals - Silver in Athens 2004, Bronze in Beijing 2008 and Silver in London 2012. 

He was introduced to wheelchair rugby in 1993 after a car accident left him with quadriplegia at age 18. After the 2012 London Paralympics, Jared took a break from wheelchair rugby to be at home with his wife and three young children. 

He then became involved with the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries IMPACT Team as coordinator, and is back training and playing wheelchair rugby on Team Manitoba. 

Jared hopes to inspire those in sport or considering sport that there are means to join. Having an injury can mean the start of something bigger. If there is a will there is a way, Jared is proof of that.