Jake Lappin

Jake Lappin (born 11 September 1992) is an Australian para-athlete competing as a wheelchair racer. He represented Australia at the London 2012 Summer Paralympics and at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

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, In 2010, he was ranked 17th in the world in the 800 metre race. 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 finished third in the 1,500 metre heats with a time of .22.05. His and other wheelchair competitors participation was funded by sponsors.

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 in London, England, 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.