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{{short description|Australian flatwater canoeist (born 1968)}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Canoe racing|canoe sprint]]}}
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{{MedalSilver|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 500 metres|K-2 500 m]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997 Dartmouth]]|K-2 500 m}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1999 Milan]]|K-2 500 m}}
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'''Andrew Trim''' (born 30 December 1968 in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]) is an Australian [[canoe racing|flatwater canoeist]] who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s (decade). Competing in three [[Summer Olympics]], he won two medals in the K-2 500 m event with a silver in [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] and a bronze in [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]], with canoeing partner [[Daniel Collins (canoeist)|Daniel Collins]].

Trim and Collins also won two medals in the K-2 500 m event at the [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships]] with a gold in [[1997 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1997]] and a bronze in [[1999 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1999]]. He was an [[Australian Institute of Sport]] scholarship for the periods 1989–1990, 1992 and 1995–1996.<ref>{{cite book|title=Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport|year=2002|publisher=Australian Sports Commission|location=Canberra|isbn=1-74013-060-X}}</ref>

He entered into [[real estate]], serving as principal of Johnson Real Estate in [[Birkdale, Queensland|Birkdale]]. Trim later became a member of the [[Liberal National Party of Queensland|Liberal National Party]] and candidate in the 2006 Queensland State Election <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2006/pdf/CandidateContactList.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=28 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315031826/http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2006/pdf/CandidateContactList.pdf |archivedate=15 March 2011  }}</ref> for the state seat of [[Electoral district of Cleveland|Cleveland]]. Trim lost to the new Labor Party candidate, [[Phil Weightman]].

==References==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070825091335/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=TRIMAND01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile]
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 |access-date=20 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |archive-date=5 January 2010 |url-status=live }}
*{{Cite web |url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 |access-date=20 May 2019 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal_winners_since_1936%2F1510%2F0 |archive-date=9 November 2009 |url-status=live }}
*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/andrew-trim-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025917/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tr/andrew-trim-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Andrew Trim}}

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