Trevor Hirth (born 29 February 1984) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. He competed at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
 Trevor Hirth in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Necrohammer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 29 February 1984 Melbourne |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Table Tennis |
Personal
editHirth was born on 29 February 1984.[2] He has lived with a neuro-muscular disability since birth.[3] His right leg is two centimeters shorter than his left, and his disability affects his power and strength and weakens his grip on the bat.[4] In 2021, he lives in Avondale Heights, Victoria.[5] He works as a Disability Awareness Educator and Smash Down Barriers Technical Expert.[2]
Table tennis
editHe is classified as a C6 Para-table tennis player. Hirth was introduced to table tennis as a child, playing on a makeshift table his grandfather had built and set up in the carport of his family home.[5] He was 29-years-old when he was spotted by an ex-Paralympic table tennis player at his local club and was told that he should try out for the Australian team.[4]
He has won the Australian Championships in his class six times.[2]
Hirth has won ten international medals, including gold at the 2013 and 2017 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships. He has competed at three World Championships - 2014, 2017 and 2018.[6]
Since 2018 he has been an International Table Tennis Federation Athletes' Commission Member.[2]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he lost two matches in the Men's Individual C6 and with Jake Ballestrino lost in the quarter-finals of Men's Team C6-7.[7] Hirth competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in the Men's Singles 6 and Mixed Doubles 17 but did nor progress after the opening matches.
References
edit- ^ "Para-Table Tennis Squad's Tokyo Build-Up A 'Brilliant Example Of Teamwork'". Paralympics Australia. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Trevor Hirth". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Kearney, Aron (17 July 2018). "Trevor's table tennis tricks and tales inspire inclusion". ABC International Development. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b Roberts, Lachlan (5 May 2018). "From a kid in Melbourne to Australian table tennis representative – the rise of Trevor Hirth". The RIOTACT!. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Paralympic Games beckon for Hirth". The Star Weekly. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Trevor Shaves it All Off for a Good Cause". Disability Sport and Recreayion Victoria. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Trevor Hirth". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.