Ryan Scott (wheelchair rugby)

Ryan Scott

2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Scott
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born 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 motor vehicle accident.[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. 1.0 1.1 Media guide : Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "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.