Justin Godfrey
 Godfrey at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Godfrey (born 2 July 1974) is an Australian para-triathlete. He competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
Personal
[edit]Godfrey was born on 2 July 1974.[2] In his teenage years, a motorcycle accident resulted in his lower leg being severely damaged, and after many years of trying to save the leg it was amputated.[3]
Paratriathlon
[edit]Prior to concentrating on paratriathlon, he played wheelchair basketball at a national level and mountain biking.[3] In 2012, he was introduced to paratriathlon and this required him to learn to swim and run. He was classified as a PTS3 paratriathlete. He went to win to three World Para Triathlon gold medals in his classification.[3]Unfortunately, his PTS3 classification was not in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics program.[4]
Godfrey was ranked sixth in the Men's PTS3 going into the 2024 Paris Paralympics and finished eleventh.[1] [5]
in 2024, he is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[2] He is a member of Beechworth Racing and coached by Adam Bechworth.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Paralympics Australia Announces Powerful Triathlon Team For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Justin Godfrey". Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Triathlon, World. "Justin Godfrey (AUS)". World Triathlon. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "How A Boardroom Decision Gave Two Champions Renewed Hope | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Mission Complete For Seine-sational Parker | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.