Trish Flavel

Patricia "Trish" Flavel (née Whittaker) (born 15 January 1976)[1] is an Australian Paralympic athlete with an intellectual disability.

Trish Flavel
2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Flavel
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1976-01-15) 15 January 1976
Box Hill, Victoria
Medal record
Athletics
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyWomen's 800 m T20
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Birmingham Women's 3000 M T20
Silver medal – second place 1998 Birmingham Women's 800 M T20
Flavel looks on as other athletes collapse with exhaustion at the finish line, post race 2000 Summer Paralympics

She was born in the Melbourne suburb of Box Hill.[1] She won the Women's U19 1500 m at the 1994 Australian All Schools Championships.[2] At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 800 m T20 athletics event.[3] She was an Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability scholarship holder from 1999 to 2000.[4]

She is married to Australian Paralympic athlete Anton Flavel.

References
  1. Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  2. handbook of results and athletics (PDF). Athletics Australia. 1995. p. 13.
  3. "Trish Flavel". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra: Australian Sports Commission. 2002. ISBN 174013060X.


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