Phillip Tracey

Not to be confused with Philip Treacy.

Phillip Tracey

Personal information
Full name	Phillip John Tracey
Nationality	Australian
Born	1963 or 1964 (age 60–61)[1]
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul 25 m backstroke 1A 1988 Seoul 50 m freestyle 1A 1988 Seoul 100 m freestyle 1A 1984 New York/ Stoke Mandeville 100 m freestyle 1A

Phillip John Tracey (born 1963 or 1964)[1] is a quadriplegic Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Freestyle 1A event.[2] He won three silver medals at the 1988 Seoul Games in the Men's 100 m Freestyle 1A, Men's 25 m Backstroke 1A and Men's 50 m Freestyle 1A events.[2] He competed in swimming without winning a medal at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics.[2] He was from Murrumbeena, Victoria[3] and 34 at the time of the Games.[1]

In 2002, Tracey in a specially designed wheelchair for paragliding had a paraglider flight Mystic near Bright, Victoria. This was a first paraglider flight for a quadriplegic.[4] At the time, Tracey was Chairman of Wheelchair Sports Victoria.[4]

References

1. "Six more medals for Australians at Paralympics". Canberra Times. 24 October 1988. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
2. "Phillip Tracey". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
3. "SA husband and wife both get gold at Paralympics". Canberra Times. 23 October 1988. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
4. "A World FIRST - QUAD PARAGLIDER OFF MYSTIC -January 2002". Able Management Group website. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

External links

• Phillip Tracey at the International Paralympic Committee