Stuart Tripp
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Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
Disability class | H5 | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Road Race Road Time Trial | ||||||||||||||
Club | St Kilda Cycling Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stuart Tripp (born 13 June 1970) is an Australian cyclist.[1] He won a silver medal in the Men's Road Time Trial H5 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[2]
Personal
Tripp was born on 13 June 1970 in
Tripp is a qualified plumber and has degrees in science and adult learning and development. He is also an accomplished author, with an autobiography titled 'Travelling Hopefully' published in 2007.[6]
Tripp has competed in the New York City Marathon in the handcycle class.[7] As of 2021[update], he lives in Northcote, Victoria. He is a husband and father and when not training or spending time with his kids he also visits schools where he acts as a motivational speaker for youngsters.[5]
Cycling
Tripp is an H5 classified cyclist.[3][4][8] He uses a hand cycle,[5] and believes cycling helped save his life following his accident, taking up the sport on the recommendation of psychologist at a time when he was smoking two packs of cigarettes a day.[7]
Tripp participated in the Victorian event in the 2012 Australian National Handcycle Series. With a time of 21:04, he finished first in the H4 event.[9] Stuart Tripp, Alex Welsh, and Kiwi Tiffiney Perry competed together as a team in a relay race at an Australian cycling event.[10] At the 2012 London Paralympics he had two top ten placings.[3][4][11][12]
At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Road Championships in Greenville, North Carolina, he finished fifth in the Men's Time Trial H5 and sixth in the Men's Road Race M5.[13] Tripp won a silver medal in Men's Time Trial H5 at the 2014 UCI World Cup held in - Cantimpalos, Spain.[14] In 2015 Tripp broke his arm during a riding accident and that prevented him from participating in the 2015 World Championships in Notwill, Switzerland and a World Cup event in Germany. This had serious potential consequences for a position in the 2016 Australian Paralympic Cycling Team.
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won the silver medal in the Men's Road Time Trial H5.[15] He also finished seventh in the Men's Road Race H5.[15]
In 2016, he was a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and was awarded their Sarah Tait Spirit Award with diver Anabelle Smith.[16][17]
At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, south Africa, he finished fourth in the Men's Time Trial H5.[18]
At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Emmen, Netherlands, he finished fifth in Men's Time Trial H5 and Men's Road Race H5.[19]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Tripp finished eighth in the Men's Road Time Trial H5 and seventh in the Men's Road Race H5.[20]
Tripp finished ninth in the Men's Time Trial H5 and eighth in the Men's Road Race H5 at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau.[21]
References
- ^ Walsh, Scott (30 May 2016). "Five-time gold medallist Kieran Modra facing unusual 'first' in storied Paralympics career". Adelaide Advertiser. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "World And Paralympic Champions Feature Among Tokyo-Bound Para-Cyclists". Paralympics Australia. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Coles and VIS present Gateway to London | Stuart Tripp | Paralympic Athletes". Vis.org.au. 13 June 1970. Retrieved 15 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Stuart Tripp". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Seedy, Kimberley (29 September 2011). "Champion shares story with Monbulk students — People — News — Free Press Leader". Free-press-leader.whereilive.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Stuart Tripp Profile". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b Mcgauran, Catherine (26 April 2012). "One man's journey to the Olympics — Local News — Sport — Cycling". Latrobe Valley Express. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Stuart Tripp". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "MMG". MMG. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Paralympics in sight for Alex". The Star. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Australia names paralympic squad : SBS Cycling Central | Cycling News and Results | Video Highlights". Sbs.com.au. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Stuart Tripp". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Official Results Book -2014 UCI Para-cycling Road Championships" (PDF). UCI website. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Men Elite UCI World Cup - Cantimpalos (ESP/CDM) H5 - Time Trial". UCI website. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Stuart Tripp". Rio Paralympics Official Site. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Stuart Tripp". Victorian Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Mighty Mack wins Award of Excellence". Victorian Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "2017 UCI Para-cycling World Championships wrap". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Team Australia finishes top para road-worlds". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships Official Results" (PDF). RSSTiming. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
External links
- Stuart Tripp at the International Paralympic Committee
- Stuart Tripp at Paralympics Australia
- Stuart Tripp at Cycling Australia (archived)