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Jake Lappin (born 11 September 1992) is an Australian para-athlete competing as a wheelchair racer. He represented
Lappin competes in the T54 classification, and specialises in the 400 metre and 800 metre wheelchair events. He is a member of the Glenhuntly Athletic Club.
Lappin started racing in 2005. At the 2008 Adelaide's City-Bay fun run, he finished first in the wheelchair category with a time of 29:42 minutes. In 2010, he was ranked 17th in the world in the 800 metre race. He competed in the 2010 Perth City to Surf, where he won the 11 km wheelchair event. In 2010, he won the Cedartown 5K Wheelchair Race in the Junior Boys category with a time of 11:27.85 minutes. 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. 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.
He competed in the
Jake Lappin
at Australian Athletics Historical Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Lappin, Jake Living people 1992 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Paralympic athletes of Australia Australian male wheelchair racers Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Victoria (Australia) People from Kilmore, Victoria Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Australia
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at the London 2012 Summer Paralympics
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and at the 2016 Rio Paralympics
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, nations = 159
, athletes = 4,342
, opening = 7 September
, closing = 18 September
, opened_by = President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva
, events = 528 in 22 sports
, stadium = Maracanã
, sum ...
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Personal
Lappin was born on 11 September 1992 in Kilmore, Victoria. He races in the T54 category as a middle distance and long distance wheelchair racer.Athletics
Lappin competes in the T54 classification, and specialises in the 400 metre and 800 metre wheelchair events. He is a member of the Glenhuntly Athletic Club.
Lappin started racing in 2005. At the 2008 Adelaide's City-Bay fun run, he finished first in the wheelchair category with a time of 29:42 minutes. In 2010, he was ranked 17th in the world in the 800 metre race. He competed in the 2010 Perth City to Surf, where he won the 11 km wheelchair event. In 2010, he won the Cedartown 5K Wheelchair Race in the Junior Boys category with a time of 11:27.85 minutes. 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. 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. He competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...
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
Richard Andrew Colman (born 28 November 1984 in Stavanger, Norway) is an Australian Paralympic athlete, competing mainly in category T53 sprint events. He was born with spina bifida. He represented Australia at the four Paralympics - 2004 to 2 ...
. He finished third in the 1,500 metre heats with a time of .22.05.
In 2011, he competed in Sydney's City2Surf event in the first year the event had an elite wheelchair category. His and other wheelchair competitors participation was funded by sponsors.
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
he competed in the Men's 400m T54 and 800m T54 but did not medal.
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics
)
, nations = 159
, athletes = 4,342
, opening = 7 September
, closing = 18 September
, opened_by = President Michel Temer
, cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva
, events = 528 in 22 sports
, stadium = Maracanã
, sum ...
, Lappin competed in two events. He finished 11th ranked in the Mem's 100 m T54 heats and 14th in the Men's 1500 m T54 heats and did not progress to the finals. He withdrew from the Men's 800 m T54 .
Jake bounced back to top form in June 2017 as he prepared for the London world championships during a series of races in Switzerland. He broke Kurt Fearnley's national 800m record which had stood for 13 years.
In June 2017, he broke Kurt Fearnley's 800m T54 Australian record which had stood for 13 years. At the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
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in London
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, England
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, he was ranked 10th in the Men's 1500m T54 and 20th in the Men's 800m T54.
In 2017, he is coached by Fred Periac.
He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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where he came 4th in the Men's 1500 m T54 and 5th in the Men's T54 marathon.
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* *Jake Lappin
at Australian Athletics Historical Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Lappin, Jake Living people 1992 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Paralympic athletes of Australia Australian male wheelchair racers Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Victoria (Australia) People from Kilmore, Victoria Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games