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{{short description|American wheelchair rugby player}}
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| sport = [[Wheelchair rugby]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|1|18}}<ref name="O'Neill">{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/josh-o-neill_2487726 |title=Josh O'Neill |work=[[Paris 2024 Paralympics]] |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
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| hometown = [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], U.S.
| education = [[University of Arizona]]
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{{Medal|Sport|[[Wheelchair rugby]]}}
{{Medal|Country|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2024 Summer Paralympics|2024 Paris]]|[[Wheelchair rugby at the 2024 Summer Paralympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Wheelchair Rugby Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship|2022 Vejle]]|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Parapan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2023 Parapan American Games|2023 Santiago]]|[[Wheelchair rugby at the 2023 Parapan American Games|Team]]}}
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'''Joshua O'Neill''' (born January 18, 1988) is an American [[wheelchair rugby]] player and member of the [[United States national wheelchair rugby team]].
==Career==
O'Neill represented the United States at the [[2023 Parapan American Games]] and won a gold medal in [[Wheelchair rugby at the 2023 Parapan American Games|wheelchair rugby]]. As a result, Team USA automatically qualified for the [[2024 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usopc.org/news/2023/november/26/team-usa-triumphs-at-2023-parapan-american-games- |title=Team USA Triumphs At 2023 Parapan American Games |website=usopc.org |date=November 26, 2023 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref> On April 30, 2024, he was selected to represent the United States at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://usawr.org/usawr-announces-2024-paralympic-roster/ |title=USAWR Announces 2024 Paralympic Roster |website=usopc.org |date=April 30, 2024 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kktv.com/2024/08/29/colorado-springs-paralympian-aims-help-us-wheelchair-rugby-team-their-first-gold-medal-since-2008/ |title=Colorado Springs Paralympian aims to help US wheelchair rugby team to their first gold medal since 2008 |website=kktv.com |first=Jessica |last=Mendoza |date=August 28, 2024 |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
O'Neill was involved in a racing accident on his 16th birthday which resulted in a broken neck.<ref name="O'Neill"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://usawr.org/player/josh-oneill/ |title=Jack O'Neill |website=usawr.org |access-date=September 1, 2024}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Team USA|new_id=josh-o-neill}}
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[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for the United States]]
[[Category:Wheelchair rugby players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Paralympic silver medalists for the United States]]
[[Category:Wheelchair rugby players at the 2023 Parapan American Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games]]
[[Category:University of Arizona alumni]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]
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