Erik Horrie, a 44-year-old rower from the Gold Coast, represents the spirit of a Paralympian and has said that the “honour of being a paralympic medallist holds an even greater significance”. Several years ago, Erik's path was dramatically altered by a car accident that led to Paraplegia, which became the catalyst for his love of competitive rowing from 2011.
A highly decorated para-athlete, Erik competed at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the Rio 2016 Games and the 2020 games in Tokyo, cementing himself as Australia’s most successful Para-rower, with silver in the PR1 men’s single scull, adding to his two silver medals from the two previous Games. He is the first Australian rower to win three Paralympic medals. And this year, Erik is jetting off to Paris to represent Australia in para-rowing, once more. Our interviewer Emily caught up with Erik and started by asking him about how his para-athletic journey began.
