Geoff Trappett

Geoffrey Douglas Trappett, OAM[1] (born 18 September 1979) is an Australian Paralympic athlete who won three medals over two Paralympics.

Geoff Trappett
2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Trappett
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Douglas Trappett
Nationality Australia
Born (1979-09-18) 18 September 1979
Brisbane
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's 100 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Men's 4x100 m T54
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Men's 4x100 m T53–54
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 LilleMen's 200 m T54
Bronze medal – third place2002 LilleMen's 100 m T54

Early life

Trappett was born in Brisbane on 18 September 1979 with spina bifida.[2][3] He grew up in the Brisbane suburb of Albany Creek and attended the Queensland Academy of Sport.[4]

Sporting career

In 1999, Trappett won two gold medals and broke two national records in the Men's 100 m and 200 m events, at the National Championships in Canberra and the Metro Challenge in Toronto, respectively.[2] At the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100 m T54 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1] and a silver medal in the Men's 4x100 m T54 event.[5] He was coached by Brett Jones in the twelve months before the 2000 Paralympics.[6]

In 2003 at an event in Canberra, he set a world record in the 100 m sprint; however he disqualified himself because he had made a false start that no one else had noticed.[3] Two weeks later he ran the same event in the Gold Coast in a world-record time of 13.99 seconds.[3] At the 2004 Athens Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the Men's 4x100 m T53–54 event.[5]

In 2009, he was one of the first 150 people to be added to the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[7]

Post Sporting Career

In 2009 he became the Senior Engagement and Services Delivery Officer with the Cerebral Palsy League Queensland.[8]

Trappett is an advocate for those with a disability. He founded Inclusion Moves which is involved in facilitating, awareness campaigns, advocacy and training in the disability area.[9]

He is married to Masako.

References
  1. "Trappett, Geoffrey Douglas, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. Brown, Phil (1 September 2004). "spirit of a hero". Brisbane News. p. 10.
  4. "Ministerial Statement Paralympic Games 2278 2 Sept 2004" (PDF). Queensland Hansard. 2 September 2004. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  6. "Track and field's memorable moments". Herald sun. 30 October 2000. p. 64.
  7. Grimaux, Andre (10 December 2009). "Geoff Trappett inducted into hall of fame". Northern Times. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  8. "League News" (PDF). Cerebral Palsy League. Summer 2009. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  9. "Services". Inclusion Moves. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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