Jamie Beadsworth (born 11 June 1985) is an Australian water polo player who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] Beadsworth had a stroke April 1, 2011 after being kicked in the neck accidentally at a National Water Polo League game.[citation needed] Beadsworth claimed to feel a little uneasy and assumed he was concuss so his partner Leah drove him straight from the game to hospital where neurosurgeons determined he had in fact suffered a stroke. With no preexisting conditions or family history of heart failure/issues, the stroke was dubbed a freak accident, Beadssworth stating, "I was more concerned that my health was 100 per cent rather than (about) my water polo future".[citation needed]
Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics ranking 8th and again in the 2012 Summer Olympics ranking 7th.
His sister is national water polo player, Gemma Beadsworth.
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jamie Beadsworth". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
External links edit
- Jamie Beadsworth at World Aquatics
- Jamie Beadsworth at Olympics.com
- Jamie Beadsworth at Olympedia
- Jamie Beadsworth at the Australian Olympic Committee
Foreman. G, 17/6/12. Jamie Beadsworth is London bound after overcoming a stroke. The Sunday Telegraph.
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