Richard Voris (born 14 May 1991) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He represented the Steelers at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

, his first Games.

Personal

Richard Voris was born 14 May 1991. As a 19-year-old apprentice electrician, one of friends jumped on Voris in a backyard swimming pool and crushed his neck. This left Voris as an incomplete C6-7 quadriplegic. In 2012, he contracted an autoimmune disease called

myasthenia gravis Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a long-term neuromuscular junction disease that leads to varying degrees of skeletal muscle weakness. The most commonly affected muscles are those of the eyes, face, and swallowing. It can result in double vision, dro ...

. In 2018, his myasthenia gravis was triggered and led to him undergoing plasmapheresis every two weeks and having steroid injections to help offset fatigue. He grew up in Winmalee, New South Wales. In 2021, he lives in Sydney, New South Wales.

Wheelchair rugby

Voris is classified as 1.5 wheelchair rugby player. He took up wheelchair rugby two years after his accident. Voris missed out on selection for

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

. He is a member of NSW Gladiators team. At the

, the Steelers finished fourth after being defeated by Japan 52–60 in the bronze medal game.COVID travel restrictions led to Steelers not having a team training since March 2020 prior to Tokyo. Voris won his first world championship gold medal at the

2022 IWRF World Championship The 2022 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship was the 8th international championship for wheelchair rugby. It was held at the DGI-Huset recreational centre in Vejle, Denmark from 10–16 October 2022 and contested by the world's top twelve nationa ...

Vejle, Denmark Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and ...

, when Australia defeated the United States .

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voris, Richard Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Australia Wheelchair rugby players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics 1991 births Living people