1. Stuart Tripp won a silver medal in the Men's Road Time Trial H5 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
12 Facts About Stuart Tripp
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Stuart Tripp is a qualified plumber and has degrees in science and adult learning and development.
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Stuart Tripp is an accomplished author, with an autobiography titled 'Travelling Hopefully' published in 2007.
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Stuart Tripp has competed in the New York City Marathon in the handcycle class.
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Stuart Tripp is a husband and father and when not training or spending time with his kids he visits schools where he acts as a motivational speaker for youngsters.
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Stuart Tripp uses a hand cycle, 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.
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Stuart Tripp participated in the Victorian event in the 2012 Australian National Handcycle Series.
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Stuart Tripp won a silver medal in Men's Time Trial H5 at the 2014 UCI World Cup held in - Cantimpalos, Spain.
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In 2015 Stuart 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.
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Stuart Tripp finished seventh in the Men's Road Race H5.
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At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Stuart Tripp finished eighth in the Men's Road Time Trial H5 and seventh in the Men's Road Race H5.
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Stuart 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.