Games type: Summer Paralympic Games
Games year: Tokyo 2020
Para sport: Wheelchair rugby
Gender: Male
Date of Birth6 April 1994
CoachGreg Mitchell
ResidesAuckland
IwiTainui, Ngāti Raukawa
OccupationStudent
Classification3.0
Eligible impairmentLoss of muscle power
Health conditionQuadriplegia (caused by spinal cord injury)

Bio

Hayden (otherwise known as H to his friends and whānau) has been involved with the Wheel Blacks since 2015, where he made his debut against Australia. He loves the physicality of Wheelchair rugby and travelling around the world meeting awesome people along the way.

Hayden has had the opportunity to play in the Australian (South Australian Sharks) and Japanese (Tokyo Suns) domestic competitions.

He was selected to the Wheel Blacks squad for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – the team’s first appearance at the Paralympics for 13 years . The team placed 8th overall and gained valuable experience to build on for their journey to Paris 2024.

Hayden competes with the Wheel Blacks in the 2022 WWR Wheelchair Rugby World Championship

Hayden is working towards a Bachelor in Sports Science and hopes to work within the industry once he graduates.

Hayden also plays wheelchair basketball for the Auckland team, and he sees this as an opportunity to complement his Wheelchair rugby.

Photo gallery

Hayden Barton-Cootes competes at Tokyo 2020
Hayden Barton-Cootes competes at Tokyo 2020

Paralympic Results

2020Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games8th – Wheelchair Rugby