Ben Newton, OAM (born 14 February 1988) is a wheelchair rugby player and coach.

He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics where he was a member of the Steelers that won the gold medal.

[1][5][6] Newton started playing wheelchair rugby in 2004 while he was living in Coffs Harbour after having spent time watching the state representative team compete.

[1][4][7] Following the 2010 Queensland Wheelchair Rugby State Championships, he was named the competitions most valuable player.

[3][8] He again captained the Suncorp QLD Cyclones in 2013, leading them to their second consecutive Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association's "Team of the Year" honour.

[9] He participated in a London Test event, where his team defeated the Great Britain national wheelchair rugby team in the finals after having lost to Great Britain in a pool play earlier in the day.