Trevor Hirth
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Necrohammer |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Born | 29 February 1984 Melbourne |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Table Tennis |
Trevor Hirth (born 29 February 1984) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. He has been selected to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[1]
Personal
Hirth 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 Sunbury, Victoria.[5] He works as Disability Awareness Educator and Smash Down Barriers Technical Expert.[2]
Table tennis
He is classified as a C6 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-Paralympian 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 in his class.[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 a International Table Tennis Federation Athletes’ Commission Member.[2]
References
- ^ "Para-Table Tennis Squad's Tokyo Build-Up A 'Brilliant Example Of Teamwork'". Paralympics Australia. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Trevor Hirth". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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