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| Full name | Peter Thomas Trotter | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 October 2014 (aged 58) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Thomas Trotter (22 May 1956 – 21 October 2014) was an Australian Paralympic wheelchair racer.[1][2]
Trotter lost the use of his legs at the age of 12 following complications from a spinal aneurysm.[3] Trotter became a paraplegic when he dived into the Ulladulla sea pool and had spinal aneurysm.[4]
- ^ Brown, Michelle (17 October 2000). "The Triumph of the Spirit". Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Official Program. Sydney: 16.
- ^ "Peter Thomas Trotter Death Notice". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Williams, Daniel (27 October 1989). "Trotter could even put Moneghetti to shame". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Condie, Katrina (10 November 2014). "Paralympian peter trotter dies". South Coast Register. Retrieved 28 July 2017.