 Trevor Hirth in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Necrohammer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 29 February 1984 Melbourne |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Table Tennis |
Trevor Hirth (born 29 February 1984) is an Australian Paralympic table tennis player. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and has been selected for 2024 Paris Paralympics. [1]
Hirth was born on 29 February 1984. [2] He has lived with a neuro-muscular disability since birth. [3] His right leg is two centimeters shorter than his left, and his disability affects his power and strength and weakens his grip on the bat. [4] In 2021, he lives in Avondale Heights, Victoria. [5] He works as a Disability Awareness Educator and Smash Down Barriers Technical Expert. [2]
He is classified as a C6 Para-table tennis player. Hirth was introduced to table tennis as a child, playing on a makeshift table his grandfather had built and set up in the carport of his family home. [5] He was 29-years-old when he was spotted by an ex-Paralympic table tennis player at his local club and was told that he should try out for the Australian team. [4]
He has won the Australian Championships in his class six times. [2]
Hirth has won ten international medals, including gold at the 2013 and 2017 Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships. He has competed at three World Championships - 2014, 2017 and 2018. [6]
Since 2018 he has been an International Table Tennis Federation Athletes' Commission Member. [2]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he lost two matches in the Men's Individual C6 and with Jake Ballestrino lost in the quarter-finals of Men's Team C6-7. [7]
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