Ryan Scott, OAM (born 3 March 1982)[1] is a Paralympic wheelchair rugby competitor from Australia.
On 6 June 1998 as a 16-year-old, he became a quadriplegic due to a car crash on a country road en route to Victor Harbor, South Australia.
[7] Scott captained the Australian team that retained its gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics after defeating the United States 59–58 in the final.
[9] During his career he was co-captain and captain of the Steelers (2012–2016)[4] and played for the Suncorp Queensland Cyclones in the Wheelchair Rugby National League.
[10] Scott said "because of wheelchair rugby I’ve been able to travel the world playing a team sport, I have represented my county at three Paralympic Games, which is huge.