Background
Lappin was born on 11 September 1992 in Kilmore, Victoria.
Lappin was born on 11 September 1992 in Kilmore, Victoria.
At the 2008 Adelaide"s City-Bay fun run, he finished first in the wheelchair category with a time of 29:42 minutes.
He has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. He did not medal at the 2012 Games. As of 2012, he is a student.
Lappin competes in the T54 classification, and specialises in the 400 metre and 800 metre wheelchair events.
Lappin started racing in 2005. In 2010, he was ranked 17th in the world in the 800 metre race.
At the 2010 Australian Athletes with a Disability Championships, he came in second in the 1500m wheelchair event with a time of 3:23.79. He came in third in the T54 men’s 100m wheelchair with a time of 16.62 seconds and third in the 200m wheelchair with a time of 29.31 seconds.
He competed in the 2010 in the men"s wheelchair T54 1500m.
He was one three Australians to qualify for the finals, with the other two being Kurt Fearnley and Richard Colman. He finished third in the 1,500 metre heats with a time of.22.05. In 2011, he competed in Sydney"s City2Surf event in the first year the event had an elite wheelchair category.
His and other wheelchair competitors participation was funded by sponsors.
He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in athletics. He did not medal at the 2012 Games.
Lappin is able to do pushups without using his legs.
He is a member of the Glenhuntly Athletic Club.
