Charlie Tapscott

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| fullname = Charles Tapscott

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| birth_place = Wollongong , New South Wales, Australia

| death_date =18/12/1993

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{{MedalSilver|1980 Arnhem|Men's 50 m Backstroke J}}

{{MedalSilver|1980 Arnhem|Men's 50 m Freestyle J}}

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Charlie Tapscott is an Australian Paralympic amputee swimmer and table tennis player from Wollongong, New South Wales. At the 1980 Arnhem Games, he competed in swimming and table tennis, winning two silver medals in Men's 50 m Backstroke J and Men's 50 m Freestyle J events.{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/c-tapscott |title=C. Tapscott |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=8 August 2012}}

He was inducted into New South Wales Hall of Champions.{{Cite web |title=Honour Roll |url=https://www.quaycentre.com.au/NSW-Hall-of-Champions/Honour-Roll |access-date=21 October 2022 |website=NSW Hall of Champions |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823174240/https://www.quaycentre.com.au/nsw-hall-of-champions/honour-roll |url-status=dead }} In 1981, he went on a hunger strike outside New South Wales Government Insurance Office over a damages award.{{Cite journal |date=21 July 1981 |title=All Their Own Work |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1305051558 |journal=The Bulletin |volume=101|issue=5272}}