Wayne Phipps (born 25 June 1973) is an Australian Paralympic judoka. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
 Wayne Phipps in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 25 June 1973 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Australia |
| Sport | Judo |
Personal
editPhipps was born on 25 June 1973 in South Africa.[2] He moved to Australia in 2010.[1] In 2015, he was diagnosed with an eye condition.[1]
Judo
editHe started judo at the age of eight.[1] In his teenage years, he won national titles and in his twenties represented South Africa at world championships.[1] After his diagnosis, his coach Carlo Knoester at the Kano Judo Schools in Perth told him about Paralympic judo.[1]
He is judo classification is B3.[3] Phipps competed for the first time in Para-judo at the World Championships in Portugal in 2018.[1] At the 2021 IBSA Visually Impaired Judo in Warwick, he finished sixth in -66 kg class.[4]
Australia had not been represented in Paralympic judo since the Beijing 2008 Paralympics. At the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Phipps qualified in the men’s half-lightweight category Men's 66 kg. He lost to Munkhbat Aajim of Mongolia in the preliminary round.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Phipps To Put Australian Judo Back In The Limelight At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Wayne Phipps Judoka". Judoinside. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "IBSA Judo - Classification Report" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 IBSA Visually Impaired Judo GBR Warwick (GBR), 19-20 Jun 2021" (PDF). IBSA Judo. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 24 June 2022.