Phillip Tracey

Phillip Tracey
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Medal record
Swimming
Paralympic Games
1988 Seoul Men's 25 m Backstroke 1A
1988 Seoul Men's 50 m Freestyle 1A
1988 Seoul Men's 100 m Freestyle 1A
1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Men's 100 m Freestyle 1A

Phillip John Tracey is an quadriplegic Australian Paralympic swimmer. At the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 100 m Freestyle 1A event.[1] He won three silver medals at the 1988 Seoul Games in the Men's 100 m Freestyle 1A, Men's 25 m Backstroke 1A and Men's 50 m Freestyle 1A events.[1] He competed in swimming without winning a medal at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics,.[1] He was from Murrumbeena, Victoria [2] and 34 at the time of the Games.[3]

In 2002, Tracey in a specially designed wheelchair for paragliding had a paraglider flight Mystic near Bright, Victoria. This was a first paraglider flight for a quadriplegic.[4] At the time, Tracey was Chairman of Wheelchair Sports Victoria. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Results for Phillip Tracey from the International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "SA husband and wife both get gold at Paralympics". Canberra Times. 23 October 1988. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Six more medals for Australians at Paralympics". Canberra Times. 24 October 1988. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 "A World FIRST - QUAD PARAGLIDER OFF MYSTIC -January 2002". Able Management Group websire. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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