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Nationality | Australia | |||||||||||||
Born | 22 November 1969 Denmark, South Australia | |||||||||||||
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Steve Porter (born 22 November 1969) [1] is a Paralympic wheelchair rugby union player from Australia. He was born in Denmark, South Australia. [1] He won silver medals at the 2000 Sydney Games and 2008 Beijing Games in the mixed wheelchair rugby event. [2]
Wheelchair rugby is a sport with national representation at the Paralympic games. The Australian Team is known as the 'Steelers'.
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