Ryan Scott (wheelchair rugby)

Ryan Scott

2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Scott
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born (1982-03-03) 3 March 1982
Sport
Disability class 0.5

Ryan Scott, OAM (born 3 March 1982) [1] is a Paralympic wheelchair rugby competitor from Australia. He is a quadriplegic due to a car crash.[1] He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the mixed wheelchair rugby event.[2] He won a gold medal at the 2012 London Games in the mixed wheelchair rugby event.[2]

Scott being interviewed on behalf of his team after winning the Australian 2012 Team of the Year

He was a member of the Steelers that finished with the silver medal at the 2010 World Championships and gold medal at the 2014 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships at Odense, Denmark.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Media guide : Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. "Australia wins first ever IWRF World Championship". Australian Paralympic Committee News. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.


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