Stuart Tripp
{{Short description|Australian cyclist}}
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| residence = Northcote, Victoria
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Stuart Tripp (born 13 June 1970) is an Australian cyclist.{{cite news|last1=Walsh|first1=Scott|title=Five-time gold medallist Kieran Modra facing unusual 'first' in storied Paralympics career|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/olympics-2016/fivetime-gold-medallist-kieran-modra-facing-unusual-first-in-storied-paralympics-career/news-story/7e1e7a1af995bbefdb638a562fbac6c3|access-date=31 May 2016|work=Adelaide Advertiser|date=30 May 2016}} 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.{{Cite web|date=9 July 2021|title=World And Paralympic Champions Feature Among Tokyo-Bound Para-Cyclists|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/07/world-and-paralympic-champions-feature-among-tokyo-bound-para-cyclists/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Paralympics Australia}}
Personal
Tripp was born on 13 June 1970 in Traralgon, Victoria.{{cite web |url=http://www.vis.org.au/london/Paralympic-Athletes/stuart-tripp.html |title=Coles and VIS present Gateway to London | Stuart Tripp | Paralympic Athletes |publisher=Vis.org.au |date=1970-06-13 |access-date=2012-08-15 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} His right leg was amputated following a 1994 car accident that had left him in a coma for several weeks after the initial accident. The accident happened when he was 23 years old and also resulted in both his legs being broken. Neither drugs nor alcohol were causes and his seatbelt helped save his life. Following his accident, he turned to alcohol and smoking cigarettes as a form of coping but he eventually stopped using both.
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.{{Cite web|title=Stuart Tripp Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/stu-tripp/|access-date=10 July 2021|website=Paralympics Australia}}
Tripp has competed in the New York City Marathon in the handcycle class. {{As of|2021}}, 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.
Cycling
File:080912 - Stuart Tripp - 3b - 2012 Summer Paralympics.jpgTripp is an H5 classified cyclist.{{cite web|url=http://www.cycling.org.au/?ID=44442 |title=Stuart Tripp |publisher=Cycling.org.au |access-date=2012-08-15}}{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/stuart-tripp|title=Stuart Tripp |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |location=Australia |year=2012 |access-date=13 July 2012}} He uses a hand cycle,{{cite web |last=Seedy |first=Kimberley |url=http://free-press-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/stuarts-riding-for-his-life/ |title=Champion shares story with Monbulk students — People — News — Free Press Leader |publisher=Free-press-leader.whereilive.com.au |date=2011-09-29 |access-date=2012-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311153405/http://free-press-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/stuarts-riding-for-his-life/ |archive-date=11 March 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }} 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.{{cite web|last=Mcgauran |first=Catherine |url=http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/news/local/sport/cycling/one-mans-journey-to-the-olympics/2535136.aspx?storypage=0 |title=One man's journey to the Olympics — Local News — Sport — Cycling |publisher=Latrobe Valley Express |date=2012-04-26 |access-date=2012-08-15}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.mmg.com.au/local-sport/echuca/club-hosts-handcycle-series-1.11924?ot=example.PopupPageLayout.ot&print=true |title=MMG |publisher=MMG |date=2012-03-02 |access-date=2012-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225035632/http://www.mmg.com.au/local-sport/echuca/club-hosts-handcycle-series-1.11924?ot=example.PopupPageLayout.ot&print=true |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=dead }} Stuart Tripp, Alex Welsh, and Kiwi Tiffiney Perry competed together as a team in a relay race at an Australian cycling event.{{cite web|url=http://thestar.com.au/?p=3063 |title=Paralympics in sight for Alex |work=The Star |date=2012-03-07 |access-date=2012-08-15}} At the 2012 London Paralympics he had two top ten placings.{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/36953/australia-names-paralympic-squad|title=Australia names paralympic squad : SBS Cycling Central | Cycling News and Results | Video Highlights|date=2012-06-13|publisher=Sbs.com.au|access-date=2012-08-15}}{{cite web|title=Stuart Tripp|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/stuart-tripp/|website=Australian Paralympic Committee website|access-date=2 June 2016}}
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.{{cite web|title=Official Results Book -2014 UCI Para-cycling Road Championships |url=http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/NewsGeneral/16/71/82/2014-Greenville-WChamp-OfficialBook-Small_Neutral.pdf|website=UCI website|access-date=2 June 2016}} Tripp won a silver medal in Men's Time Trial H5 at the 2014 UCI World Cup held in - Cantimpalos, Spain.{{cite web|title=Men Elite UCI World Cup - Cantimpalos (ESP/CDM) H5 - Time Trial|url=http://www.uci.ch/para-cycling/results/|website=UCI website|access-date=2 June 2016}} 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.{{cite web|title=Stuart Tripp|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/stuart-tripp|website=Rio Paralympics Official Site|access-date=15 September 2016|archive-date=22 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922214601/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/stuart-tripp|url-status=dead}} He also finished seventh in the Men's Road Race H5.
In 2016, he was a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder and was awarded their Sarah Tait Spirit Award with diver Anabelle Smith.{{cite web |title=Stuart Tripp |url=http://www.vis.org.au/athletes-sports/athletes/stuart-tripp/ |access-date=2 June 2016 |website=Victorian Institute of Sport website}}{{cite web |title=Mighty Mack wins Award of Excellence |url=http://www.vis.org.au/news-events/news/mighty-mack-wins-award-of-excellence/ |access-date=1 December 2016 |website=Victorian Institute of Sport website}}
At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, south Africa, he finished fourth in the Men's Time Trial H5.{{cite web|title=2017 UCI Para-cycling World Championships wrap|url=https://www.paralympic.org.au/2017-uci-para-cycling-world-championships-wrap/|website=Australian Paralympic Committee website|access-date=4 September 2017}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.australiancyclingteam.com/news/para-australia-finishes-on-top-with-nine-gold-at-2019-uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships|title=Team Australia finishes top para road-worlds|website=Cycling Australia|access-date=16 September 2019}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-paralympic-team/ |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |title=2022 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships Official Results |url=https://www.rsstiming.com/Resultats/UCIPara/RoadWCh/2022BaieComeau/doc/2022-BaieComeau-Wch-OfficialBook.pdf |access-date=15 August 2022 |website=RSSTiming}}
References
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External links
- {{IPC|stuart-tripp}}
- {{Paralympics Australia|stuart-tripp}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200926050919/https://www.australiancyclingteam.com/stuart-tripp.html Stuart Tripp] at Cycling Australia (archived)
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