Ryley Batt

Ryley Douglas Batt (born 22 May 1989) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player who has represented Australia's national team, the Steelers, at six Paralympic Games from Athens 2004 to Paris 2024. Born without legs, he took up the sport at school after seeing a demonstration, and at fifteen he was the youngest Paralympic rugby player in the world at the Athens Games. His Paralympic medals are gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016, silver at Beijing 2008 and bronze at Paris 2024. He has also won world championship gold in 2014 and 2022, was named most valuable player at the 2010 and 2022 world championships, and was co-captain and flagbearer of the Australian team at the Tokyo Paralympics. He received an Order of Australia Medal in 2014.