Brock Ingram
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Brock Ingram |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Born | 22 January 1977 |
Brock Ingram (born 22 January 1977) is an Australian Paralympic kayaker and rower.
Personal
Ingram was born on 22 January 1977. A work accident resulted him in losing a finger and having partial use of his remaining three fingers. In 2016, he lives in Perth, Western Australia.
Career
Ingram commenced rowing at the age of 13 and rowed until the end of school. He started kayaking with the aim of competing at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1] He competed at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Men's Men’s LTA K1 and V1 events from 2011 to 2015. [2] After the 2015 World Championships, he transferred to rowing after the International Paralympic Committee decided not to include his disability class at the Rio Paralympics. In early 2016, he was invited to trial Australian ara-Rowing LTA Mixed trials. [3] He combined with Jeremy McGrath, Davinia Lefroy, Kathleen Murdoch and coxswain Jo Burnand in the Legs, Trunk and Arms Mixed Coxed Four ( LTAMix4+) to win the Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in April 2016.[4]
In 2016, he is a Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
References
- ↑ "Ingram and Lefroy targeting Rio2016 berth". WAIS News. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Search on for next para-canoeing stars". Community News. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "WA Rowers Earn Invites to Final Selection Trials". WAIS News, 17 February 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ↑ "Australia’s LTA Mixed Coxed Four qualify boat for 2016 Rio Paralympic Games". Rowing Australia website. Retrieved 30 April 2016.