Erik Horrie

Erik Horrie OAM (born 17 October 1979) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player and a five-time world champion rower.

[10] He played in Australia's National Wheelchair Basketball League's Brisbane Spinning Bullets.

[11] In April 2011, he participated in a national team training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport.

[11] In the arms, shoulders men's single scull event at the 2011 World Championships in Bled, Slovenia, he finished third.

[13] He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and he won a silver medal in the Men's Single Sculls – ASM1x.

[9][14][15][16] At the 2013 World Championships in Chungju, Korea, he won a gold medal in the Men's Single Sculls – ASM1x.

[18] Horrie won his third consecutive Men's Single Sculls – ASM1x title at the 2015 World Championships in Aiguebelette, France.

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, he won the bronze medal in the Men's Single Sculls.

He crossed the finish line fourth but a ruling from World Rowing saw third place Italian rower disqualified.

Erik Horrie rowing on the water
Erik Horrie rowing on the water
Horrie competing at the 2012 London Paralympics