Geoff Trappett

Geoff Trappett
2000 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Trappett
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Douglas Trappett
Nationality Australia
Born (1979-09-18) 18 September 1979 (age 45)
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 place 2002 Lille Men's 200 m T54
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Lille Men's 100 m T54

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

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. ^ a b "Trappett, Geoffrey Douglas, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 4 December 2000. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  3. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "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.