11 Facts About Ryley Batt

Ryley Batt, was born on 22 May 1989 and is an Australian wheelchair rugby player.

Ryley Batt has won two gold, one silver medal and one bronze medal at six Paralympic Games.

Ryley Douglas Batt was born on 22 May 1989 without legs and had surgery to separate his webbed fingers.

Ryley Batt was convinced to use a wheelchair when he saw a demonstration of wheelchair rugby at his school, and took up the sport shortly afterwards in that year.

Ryley Batt first participated in the Australian Steelers in 2002.

Ryley Batt was part of the national team at the 2004 Athens Games, where he was the youngest Paralympic rugby player in the world at the age of 15, the 2008 Beijing Games, where the team won a silver medal, and the 2012 London Games, when the team won a gold medal.

Ryley Batt competed in the 2010 World Rugby Wheelchair Championships, where his team won a silver medal, and he won the most valuable player award.

Ryley Batt was a member of the Australian team that won its first world championship gold medal at the 2014 World Wheelchair Rugby Championships at Odense, Denmark.

Ryley Batt was the only Australian named in the 2018 IWRF World Championship All-Tournament Team.

Ryley Batt was named the Most Valuable Player and was the leading scorer, crossing the line 231 times for Australia.

Ryley Batt was a finalist for the 2012 Australian Paralympian of the Year.