Josh Hose

Joshua Anthony "Josh" Hose, OAM (born 1 December 1986) is a wheelchair rugby player.

[8] He moved to Melbourne in mid-2008,[8][9] He attended Victoria University where he completed Certificate IV in Disability Studies.

[12] He trains at the Victorian Institute of Sport and in the cities of Kew, Caroline Springs and Box Hill.

[3] Hose watched the 2008 Summer Paralympics wheelchair rugby matches and some local games, and it inspired him to take up the sport after seeing an opportunity to play while rehabbing in Victoria.

[9] Hose trained with the national team in 2012 at the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.

He was a member of the team that retained its gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after defeating the United States 59–58 in the final.

[21] 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.

Hose at the 2012 London Paralympics