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Darren Thrupp Personal information Nationality 
AustraliaMedal recordAthletics Paralympic Games Gold 1992 Barcelona Long Jump - C7-8 Gold 1996 Atlanta Long Jump - F34-37 Gold 2000 Sydney 4x100m - T38 Gold 2000 Sydney 4x400m - T38 Gold 2004 Athens 4x100m - T35-38 Gold 2008 Beijing 4x100m - T35-38 Bronze 1996 Atlanta 200 metres - T37 Bronze 2004 Athens 100 metres - T37 Bronze 2004 Athens Long Jump - T36-38 Darren Thrupp is a Paralympian athlete from Australia competing mainly in category T37 sprint events. Thrupp has competed in five paralmpics winning at least one gold medal at each. His first medals at the Games were in 1992 when he won a gold medal in the C7-8 long jump, he followed this up in 1996 witha long jump gold in the F34-37 class and a bronze in the t37 class 200m. In 2000 in his home country he was a part of the winning T35-38 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams, this was followed in 2004 with a second gold in the 4x100m and bronzes in the T37 100m and T36-38 long jump. His fifth appearance in 2008 led to a third succsessive 4x100m relay gold medal.[1] He won a bronze medal in the men's athletics 200 metres T37 event the 1996 Summer Paralympics with a time of 0:11.48.[2] Thrupp has cerebral palsy, which he acquired in a car accident. He was born on 6 December 1966. He is from Wallumbilla, Queensland. His occupation outside of sport is as a porter. He first competed for Australia on the national level in 1988. His heroes are Wally Lewis and Gary Bourne.[3]
References
- ^ "Results - Darren Thrupp". International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ International Paralympic Committee; Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee (2000). Paralympic Games results : Rome 1960 to Atlanta 1996. Sydney, Australia: Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee. p. 7. OCLC 223030936.
- ^ "Darren Thrupp". paralympic.org.au. 2011. http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/darren-thrupp. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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