Personal Details
- Nickname:
Plappy
- Home town:
Melbourne
- Occupation / Area of Study / Work:
Athlete
- Date of birth:
25 December 2000
Sporting Details
- Event(s) / Discipline:
Team Pursuit / Madison / Omnium
- Olympic / Paralympic History:
2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Sporting Highlights:
In August 2019, Plapp won the Junior U19 World Points race Championship in Aigle, Switzerland. He also won the Junior U19 World Madison championships with Blake Quick. Plapp also placed 2nd to Remco Evenepoel at the 2018 Junior U19 world Time Trial championships in Innsbruck, Austria. Plapp received a late call up to the Australian Cycling Team for the 2020 World Championships after fellow VIS athlete Kelland O’Brien broke his collarbone. In Berlin, he finished fourth in the team pursuit (with Sam Welsford, Alexander Porter, Cameron Scott and Leigh Howard) and was thirteenth in the individual pursuit. - Australian Olympic Team
