David Nicholas
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| Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Nicholas, OAM (born 1 December 1991) is an Australian cyclist. He won silver and gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]
Personal
David Aron Nicholas was born on 1 December 1991 in Rockhampton.[2][3] He has cerebral palsy.[4] Other sports he participates include karate.[5] As of 2016, he lives in the Queensland town of Proserpine.[2][6] where he works as IT Support Officer at Whitsunday Regional Council. [2]
Cycling
Nicholas is a C3 classified cyclist who competes in road and track events.[2] At the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Roskilde, Denmark, he won the gold medal in the Men's Time Trial C3 and silver medal in the Men's Road Race C3.[2] In 2012, he participated in the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, where he finished first in the C3 3 km individual pursuit.[4][7] In the lead up to the 2012 London Paralympics, he participated in the Blenheim Palace festival of cycling time trial event.[8][9][10] At the games, Nicholas won a gold medal in the Men's Individual C 3 Road Time Trial and a bronze medal in the Men's Individual C1–3 Road Race.[11] He also participated in the Men's 1 km Time Trial C1–3, Men's Individual Pursuit C3 and Mixed Team Sprint C1–5 events.[11]
Competing at the 2013 Para-cycling Road World Championships, Baie-Comeau, Canada, he won a gold medal in the Men's Individual Time Trial C3.[12] At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 3km Individual Pursuit C3. [13]
At the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Nottwil, Switzerland, he finished seventh in the Men's Time Trial C3 and Men's Road Race C3. [14] [15]
Nicholas won the gold medal in the Men's 3km Individual Pursuit C3 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. He set a Paralympic record of 3:32.336 in qualifying for the gold medal race.[16] His other results were fourth in the Men's Road Time Trial C3 and fifth in the Men's Road Time Trial C3 and sixth in the Mixed Sprint.[17]
He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[3] In November 2016, he was awarded Cycling Australia's Male Elite Para-Cyclist.[18]
References
- ↑ "Australian Paralympic Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "David Nicholas". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- 1 2 "Australia Day honours list 2014: in full". Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- 1 2 Charlie Payne (14 June 2012). "Nicholas rides his way to London". Mackay Daily Mercury. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ "David Nicholas". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ Kay, Ross (9 August 2012). "Who are our Queensland Paralympians?". ABC Wide Bay Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ "Para-Cyclones Golden Finish to Worlds Campaign". International Business Times. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Nigel Wynn (19 July 2012). "GB and Australian Paralympic squads warm up at Blenheim Palace". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ "Preview: Bike Blenheim Palace". Britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ↑ Harker, Jonathon. "Team GB and Australia's Paralympians heading to Bike Blenheim Palace". BikeBiz. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- 1 2 Results for David Nicholas from the International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "Para-cyling Road World Championships -Results". UCI Website. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "Australia finishes Para Track Worlds as top nation". Cycling Australia News. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Cooke and Bridgwood claim gold at UCI Para-cycling World Championships". Cycling Australia News, 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ "Alistair Donohue defends world title at Para-cycling Road Worlds". Cycling Australia News, 2 August. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ "Cycling results". Rio Paralympics Official website. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ "David Nicholas". Rio Paralympics Official site. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ "#OPPYMEDAL MATHEW HAYMAN CROWNED 2016 AUSTRALIAN CYCLIST OF THE YEAR". Cycling Australia website. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.