Wayne Phipps

Wayne Phipps (born 25 June 1973) is an Australian Paralympic judoka. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]

Wayne Phipps
Wayne Phipps in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1973-06-25) 25 June 1973
Sport
Country Australia
SportJudo

Personal

Phipps 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

He 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]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, he lost his only bout in the Men's 66 kg.

References
  1. "Phipps To Put Australian Judo Back In The Limelight At Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Wayne Phipps Judoka". Judoinside. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "IBSA Judo - Classification Report" (PDF). IBSA. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "2021 IBSA Visually Impaired Judo GBR Warwick (GBR), 19-20 Jun 2021" (PDF). IBSA Judo. Retrieved 27 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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