Tobiah Goffsassen

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Tobiah Goffsassen
Personal information
NicknameTrell Mit
NationalityAustralian
Born (2006-06-26) 26 June 2006 (age 19)
Home town Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Sport Para-rowing
ClubUniversity of Queensland Boat Club
Coached byJames Loveday

Tobiah "Toby" Goffsassen (born 26 June 2006) is an Australian rower. He was a member of the PR3 Mix 4+ team at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1]

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Personal

Tobiah Goffsassen was born on 26 June 2006. [2] He attended The Southport School. [3] In 2024, he is undertaking a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences (Honours) at the University of Queensland. [4] Tobiah had two brothers Ben and Hugh both who went to TSS; Hugh was also a competitive rower until his death in 2012 in an automobile accident. [5]

Rowing

He rowed with The Southport School second XVIII at Queensland Head of The River. [6] At the 2024 World Rowing Cup II, Lucerne, Switzerland, Goffsassen with Nicholas Bartlett, finished second in the Men's PR3 Pair. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he was a member of the PR3 mixed coxed four that included Susannah Lutze, Alexandra Viney, Thomas Birtwistle and Hannah Cowap (cox). This crew at their international debut at the 2024 World Rowing Cup III in Poznan, Poland finished fifth in the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four. [7] The finished fifth at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [8]

In 2024, he is supported by the Queensland Academy of Sport. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "'Trust In Ourselves': Paralympic Rowers Target Breakthrough Gold | Paralympics Australia". paralympic.org.au. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "World Rowing - Tobiah GOFFSASSEN". World Rowing. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Rowing". The Southport School. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "UQ athletes poised for Paris Olympics". stories.uq.edu.au. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Parents of teen driver in crash that killed four people and himself make plea to young drivers". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Crew powers to line for historic win in Old Boys Cup". The Gold Coast Bulletin. 13 March 2023. p. 38.
  7. ↑ "Australia crowned Kings and Queens of Poznan after World Cup Gold rush". rowingaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Undeniable And Unbeatable! Australians Create Rowing History | Paralympics Australia". paralympic.org.au. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Results wrap: QAS-supported athletes selected for Paris and more". qasport.qld.gov.au. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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