Jake Lappin
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2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Lappin
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| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 11 September 1992 |
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| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Jake Lappin (born 11 September 1992) is an Australian wheelchair athletics competitor. He represented Australia in athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.
Personal
Lappin was born on 11 September 1992[1] in Kilmore, Victoria.[2][3] As of 2012[update], he is a student.[1]
Athletics
Lappin competes in the T54 classification,[4] and specialises in the 400 metre and 800 metre wheelchair events.[3] He is a member of the Glenhuntly Athletic Club.[5]
Lappin started racing in 2005.[3] At the 2008 Adelaide's City-Bay fun run, he finished first in the wheelchair category with a time of 29:42 minutes.[6] In 2010, he was ranked 17th in the world in the 800 metre race.[3] He competed in the 2010 Perth City to Surf, where he won the 11 km wheelchair event.[7] In 2010, he won the Cedartown 5K Wheelchair Race in the Junior Boys category with a time of 11:27.85 minutes.[8] At the 2010 Australian Athletes with a Disability Championships, he came in second in the 1500m wheelchair event with a time of 3:23.79.[4][5] He came in third in the T54 men’s 100m wheelchair with a time of 16.62 seconds and third in the 200m wheelchair with a time of 29.31 seconds.[4] He competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the men's wheelchair T54 1500m. He was one three Australians to qualify for the finals, with the other two being Kurt Fearnley and Richard Colman.[3][5][9][10][11][12] He finished third in the 1,500 metre heats with a time of .22.05.[3] In 2011, he competed in Sydney's City2Surf event in the first year the event had an elite wheelchair category.[12][13] His and other wheelchair competitors participation was funded by sponsors.[12] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics.[1][2][14] He did not medal at the 2012 Games.[citation needed]
Lappin is able to do pushups without using his legs.[1]
References
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External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2012
- Articles with unsourced statements from September 2012
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Paralympic athletes of Australia
