Erik Horrie

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Erik Horrie

2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Horrie
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1979-10-17) 17 October 1979
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver 2012 London Single Sculls
World Championships
Gold 2013 Chungju Single Sculls
Bronze 2011 Bled Single Sculls

Erik Horrie (born 17 October 1979) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player and rower. He was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team. Switching to rowing in 2011, he was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in rowing. Horrie won the silver medal in his event.

Personal

Horrie was born on 17 October 1979[1] in New Zealand.[2][3][4] In 2001, he was in a motor vehicle accident that left him a paraplegic.[2][5] As of 2012, he lives in Mount Druitt, New South Wales.[5]

Horrie has three children.[2]

Basketball

Horrie was classified as a 4 point player.[6] He played in Australia's National Wheelchair Basketball League's Brisbane Spinning Bullets.[6][5] He was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team. He attempted to make the team for the 2008 Summer Paralympics but did not get selected[2] for the national team until 2009 when he played in the 2009 IBWF AOZ Oceania Championship and the 2009 Rollers World Challenge.[6] Following that, he left the sport.[2]

Rowing

Erik Horrie rowing on the water
Erik Horrie rowing on the water

Horrie is classified as an AS rower[5] and is a member of the Dragon Rowing Club.[7][2] He switched to rowing in 2011 following the 2008 Summer Paralympics after having been identified by a selector from Rowing Australia.[2][5] In 2011, he did water training Breakfast Creek and off-water training at West End, Queensland.[2] The year, he had a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport.[8] In 2011, he finished first at the New South Wales State Championship.[2] At the 2011 National Rowing Championships in Adelaide, he finished first.[7] In April 2011, he participated in a national team training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport.[7] In the arms, shoulders men's single scull event at the 2011 World Championships in Bled, Slovenia, he finished third.[3][4][5] He competed in the 2012 World Rowing Cup 3 event in Germany.[9] He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and he won a silver medal in the Men's Single Sculls – ASM1x.[5][10][11][12]

At the 2013 World Championships in Chungju, Korea, he won a gold medal in the Men's Single Sculls – ASM1x. [13] He was coached by Jason Baker.

Paratriathlon

In 2013, he competed in the first ever paratriathlon held in Australia. [14]

External links

References

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  1. ↑ "Athlete profile: Erik Horrie". Rowing Australia. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Whiting, Michael (24 February 2011). "High hopes for Horrie". City North News (Brisbane, Australia). p. 11. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Two more Aussie boats qualify for Olympics". Australia: AAP News. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Australian win at rowing world champs". Australia: AAP News. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "Erik Horrie". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Basketball Australia : Erik Horrie". Basketball Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Whiting, Michael (17 March 2011). "Sports extra with Michael Whiting". City North News (Brisbane, Australia). p. 55. Retrieved 17 July. 
  8. ↑ "OLYMPIC HOPEFULS". Canberra Times (Canberra, Australia). 26 November 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Erik Horrie Of Australia Competes In The Adaptive Events... News Photo". Getty Images AU. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  10. ↑ "WEEKEND SCOREBOARD". The Australian (Australia). 2 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  11. ↑ "2012 Aust Rowing Team". Australia: AAP News. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  12. ↑ "WEEKEND SCOREBOARD". The Australian (Australia). 2 April 2012. p. 32. Retrieved 17 July 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Golden Day for Australian Crews". Rowing Australia News. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Erik Horrie". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013. 
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