1. Erik Horrie was born on 17 October 1979 and is an Australian wheelchair basketball player and a five-time world champion rower.
18 Facts About Erik Horrie
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Erik Horrie was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team.
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Erik Horrie has won silver medals at the 2012,2016,2020 Summer Paralympics and a bronze at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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Erik Horrie won gold medals at the 2013,2014,2015,2017 and 2018 World Rowing Championships.
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Erik Horrie is married to Michelle and they have three children.
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Erik Horrie played in Australia's National Wheelchair Basketball League's Brisbane Spinning Bullets.
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Erik Horrie was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team.
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Erik Horrie attempted to make the team for the 2008 Summer Paralympics but did not get selected for the national team until 2009 when he played in the 2009 IBWF AOZ Oceania Championship and the 2009 Rollers World Challenge.
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Erik Horrie is classified as an AS rower and is a member of the Dragon Rowing Club.
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Erik Horrie switched to rowing in 2011 following the 2008 Summer Paralympics after having been identified by a selector from Rowing Australia.
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Erik Horrie competed in the 2012 World Rowing Cup 3 event in Germany.
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Erik Horrie won his four world championships title in winning the gold medal in the Men's PR1M1x at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida.
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Erik Horrie won the first PR1 M1x World Championship title raced over 2000 m and, but set a new world's best time after crossing the line in a time of 9 minutes 39 seconds.
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Erik Horrie won the bronze medal in the Men's PR1 Men's Single Scull at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria.
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At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Erik Horrie won his third Paralympic silver medal by finishing second in the Men's Single Sculls, with a time of 10:00.82.
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Erik Horrie finished fourth in the Men's PR1 Men's Single Scull at the 2022 World Rowing Championships.
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Erik Horrie competed at the 2023 World Rowing Championships and made the final Men's PR1 Men's Single Scull by did not start.
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Erik Horrie crossed the finish line fourth but a ruling from World Rowing saw third place Italian rower disqualified.