Ryley Batt is one of the greatest wheelchair rugby players the world has ever seen.

For a long time – 12 years, in fact – Ryley had avoided using a wheelchair. All he wanted was to be one of the boys, so he used a skateboard to get around instead. And were it not for a timely visit by two-time Paralympian Brad Dubberley to Ryley’s school in Port Macquarie, NSW, he may still be rolling around on four wheels.

Just three years after meeting Brad, Ryley made his Paralympic debut as the youngest ever wheelchair rugby player to compete at the Paralympic Games. He reached the Paralympic podium for the first time four years later at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, and led the Australian wheelchair rugby team, the Steelers, to their first Paralympic gold medal in 2012. Incredibly, in the gold medal match alone, Ryley scored 37 of the …

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Date of birth
22 May 1989
Sport
Wheelchair rugby
Past Paralympic Games

Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020

Impairment
Physical Impairment – Double hand and leg limb deficiency
How acquired
Congenital
Residence
King Creek, NSW
Occupation
Athlete
Started competing
2002
First competed for Australia
2003
Sport career highlights

Winning the gold medal in wheelchair rugby at the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Favourite quote
Anything's possible

Disciplines

  • Sport: Wheelchair rugby Classification: 3.5

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