Richard Voris (Wheelchair rugby)
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 Richard Voris in 2020 | |||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||
| Born | 14 May 1991 | ||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | ||||||||
| Sport | Wheelchair rugby | ||||||||
| Disability class | 1.5 | ||||||||
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Richard Voris (born 14 May 1991) is an Australian wheelchair rugby player. He represented the Steelers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, his first Games.[1]
Richard Voris was born 14 May 1991.[2] As a 19-year-old apprentice electrician, one of friends jumped on Voris in a backyard swimming pool and crushed his neck.[2] This left Voris as an incomplete C6-7 quadriplegic.[3] In 2012, he contracted an autoimmune disease called myasthenia gravis. 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.[4] In 2021, he lives in Sydney, New South Wales.
