Charlie Tapscott Explained

Charlie Tapscott
Fullname:Charles Tapscott
Birth Place:Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia

Charlie Tapscott is an Australian Paralympic amputee swimmer and table tennis player from Wollongong, New South Wales. At the 1980 Arnhem Games, he competed in swimming and table tennis, winning two silver medals in Men's 50 m Backstroke J and Men's 50 m Freestyle J events.[1]

He was inducted into New South Wales Hall of Champions.[2] In 1981, he went on a hunger strike outside New South Wales Government Insurance Office over a damages award.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: C. Tapscott . Paralympic.org . . 8 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Honour Roll . 21 October 2022 . NSW Hall of Champions.
  3. 21 July 1981 . All Their Own Work . The Bulletin . 101. 5272.