Christopher Alp is an Australian former Paralympic athlete. He became a wheelchair user after surviving a plane crash at the age of 12. At the 1980 Arnhem Games, he competed in four athletics events and won bronze medals in the Men's 100 m 3 and Men's 200 m 3 events. He has been involved in basketball, skiing, cycling and motorsport. In 1985, he competed in the International Wheelchair Basketball Games in England. He has competed in the

Targa Tasmania Targa Tasmania is a tarmac-based rally event held on the island state of Tasmania, Australia, annually since 1992. The event takes its name from the Targa Florio, a former motoring event held on the island of Sicily. The competition concept is ...

He is a chartered accountant and has Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in Victoria. Its main campus is located in Parkville, an inner suburb nor ...

. He is a Director of AlpMcNamara, a Melbourne-based company specialising in wealth protection for privately owned businesses. His philosophy on life is "I didn’t want to be a blob on society; I wanted to be someone who would be able to help and be useful and really contribute."

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Chris Alp
at Australian Athletics Historical Results

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