Darcy Thompson
Personal information
Full nameDarcy Thompson
NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997
South Australia
Sport
Disability classC1
Medal record
Men's Cycling
Representing  Australia
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 Los AngelesMen's 1km
Bronze medal – third place2017 Los AngelesMen's 3km Individual Pursuit C1
Bronze medal – third place2019 ApeldoornMen's Scratch Race C1

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.

Personal

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

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

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. ↑ "PARA-CYCLING TRACK WORLD CHAMPS | Q&A WITH DARCY THOMPSON". Cycling South Australia website.
  3. ↑ "2016 Para Cycling Track World Championships Results" (PDF). Österreichisches Paralympisches Committee website. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "2017 Para-Cycling Track World Championships". Veloresults website. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "2017 UCI Para-cycling World Championships wrap". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships - Day 3 Report". UCI Cycling website. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cycling". South Australian Sports Institute website. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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