Cody Meakin

Cody Meakin (born 27 December 1989) is a wheelchair rugby player. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in wheelchair rugby.

Personal Cody Meakin was born on 27 December 1989 in Darwin, Northern Territory. Growing up, he played rugby union for the Casuarina Cougars and Australian rules football with the Waratahs under-14 side. In 2012, he was living in Brisbane. who took up wheelchair rugby in 2010 and finished the season by being named the league's best new talent. He was still with the team in 2012.

Meakin played in the Queensland 2011 Wheelchair Rugby State Championships.

Meakin made his Australia national wheelchair rugby team debut in 2011 at the Great Britain Cup. In May 2012, he participated in a test series against Japan in Sydney. He was the newest and least experienced member of the Australian national team in the competition. In the fourth game won by Australia with a score of 47 – 44, he scored two goals. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in wheelchair rugby. Prior to departing for London, he participated in a national team training camp in Darwin in late July. He was part of the team that won the gold medal. The Australian team went through the five-day tournament undefeated.

He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."