Darcy Thompson, is an Australian Paralympic cyclist with cerebral palsy. He won silver and bronze medals at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, United States.
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| Full name | Darcy Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 February 1997 South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disability class | C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal edit
Thompson was born with cerebral palsy, which affects all four of his limbs as well as his speech.[1] He attended Prince Alfred College in Adelaide.[1]
Cycling edit
Prior to taking up cycling, from 2009 to 2013 he was a member of the South Australian 7 a-side Paralympic Football team.[1] He took up cycling in 2013.[2]
At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy, he finished fifth in Men's 1 km Time Trial C1 and tenth in the Men's 3 km Individual Pursuit C1.[3]
Thompson won silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial C1 and bronze medal in the Men's 3 km Individual Pursuit C1 at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, United States[4]
At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, he finished seventh in the Men's Time Trial C1 and seventh in the Men's Road Race C1-3.[5]
At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, he won the bronze medal in the Men's Scratch Race C1.[6]
In 2017, he is a scholarship holder at the South Australian Sports Institute.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Princes eNews Term 4 - Edition 19, 2014" (PDF). Prince Alfred College website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPS | Q&A WITH DARCY THOMPSON". Cycling South Australia website.
- ^ "2016 Para Cycling Track World Championships Results" (PDF). Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee website. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "2017 Para-Cycling Track World Championships". Veloresults website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "2017 UCI Para-cycling World Championships wrap". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships - Day 3 Report". UCI Cycling website. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Cycling". South Australian Sports Institute website. Retrieved 6 March 2017.