12 Facts About Jake Lappin

Jake Lappin was born on 11 September 1992 and is an Australian para-athlete competing as a wheelchair racer.

Jake Lappin represented Australia at the London 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Jake Lappin competes in the T54 classification, and specialises in the 400 metre and 800 metre wheelchair events.

Jake Lappin is a member of the Glenhuntly Athletic Club.

Jake Lappin 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.

Jake Lappin competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the men's wheelchair T54 1500m.

Jake Lappin was one three Australians to qualify for the finals, with the other two being Kurt Fearnley and Richard Colman.

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Jake Lappin competed in two events.

Jake Lappin 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.

Jake Lappin bounced back to top form in June 2017 as he prepared for the London world championships during a series of races in Switzerland.

Jake Lappin broke Kurt Fearnley's national 800m record which had stood for 13 years.

Jake Lappin competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he came 4th in the Men's 1500 m T54 and 5th in the Men's T54 marathon.