Andrew Trim (born 30 December 1968 in

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) is an Australian flatwater canoeist who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in three

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, he won two medals in the K-2 500 m event with a silver in

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and a bronze in

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, with canoeing partner Daniel Collins. Trim and Collins also won two medals in the K-2 500 m event at the

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with a gold in

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and a bronze in

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. He was an

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scholarship for the periods 1989–1990, 1992 and 1995–1996. He entered into

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, serving as principal of Johnson Real Estate in

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. Trim later became a member of the Liberal National Party and candidate in the 2006 Queensland State Election for the state seat of

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. Trim lost to the new Labor Party candidate,

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References

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