Wairoa School tells you all about Erik Horrie a Para-rower in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Erik Horrie - Para-rower

We hope Erik achieves his goal this year.

We wish Erik all the best in this years Tokyo Paralympics.

To learn more about Erik Horrie visit: <a href="https://prabook.com/web/erik.horrie/2422558">https://prabook.com/web/erik.horrie/2422558</a><br/><a href="https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/erik-horrie/">https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/erik-horrie/</a><br/>

When Erik was 21, he was in a car accident which left him paraplegic. <br/><br/>He trained very hard until he made the Australian wheelchair basketball team. In 2011 he switched to rowing and won his first state championship in NSW.

Since then he has won 2 silver Paralympic medals and five gold World Rowing Championships.

Erik Horrie's thoughts on para rowing

He won silver medals representing Australia at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 paralympics.

Erik Horrie Takes ASM1x Silver | Rowing | Paralympic Games Rio 2016 | 7TWO Paralympics

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