David Stone (cyclist)

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David Stone
MBE
Personal information
Full nameDavid Robert Stone [1]
NationalityEnglish and British
Born (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 (age 42)
Birmingham
Sport
SportCycling
Event(s)Road Race and Time Trial
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Road Race CP1/3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Time Trial CP1/3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Mixed road race T 1–2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road race T 1–2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Mixed Time Trial T 1–2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Time trial T 1–2
World Paracycling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Team Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 Road Race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 Time Trial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Road Race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Time Trial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 Road Race
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 Time Trial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 Road Race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Time Trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 Time Trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2013 Time Trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014Road Race
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016Road Race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2005 Road Race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2005 Time Trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2014Time Trial

David Robert Stone, MBE (born 30 April 1981) is a British para-cyclist.

Contents

Stone specialises in the Road Race and Time Trial events, winning gold medals in both events at Paralympic and World Championship level. In the 2009 New Year Honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). [2]

Early life

David was born in Birmingham in 1981. He started cycling aged 8, and competed in his first race aged 15, when he was spotted by the manager of the Great Britain team.

Disability

David suffers from cerebral palsy. [2] He has described cycling as an outlet of frustration, and a source of freedom and enjoyment. [3]

Competition record

CompetitionEventResultMedal
2000 Sydney Paralympics [3] Road Race7th place
Time Trial7th place
2005 World Paracycling Championships [3] Team Sprint1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
Road Race3rd Place Bronze medal blank.svg
Time Trial3rd Place Bronze medal blank.svg
2006 World Paracycling Championships [4] Road Race1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
Time Trial1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
2007 World Paracycling Championships [5] Road Race1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
Time Trial1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
2008 Beijing Paralympics [6] Road Race CP1/31st Place Gold medal blank.svg
Time Trial CP1/31st Place Gold medal blank.svg
2009 World Paracycling Championships [7] Time Trial2nd Place Silver medal blank.svg
2010 World Paracycling Championships [8] Road Race1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
Time Trial1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
2011 World Paracycling Championships [9] Road Race4th place
Time Trial2nd Place Silver medal blank.svg
2012 London Paralympics [10] Road Race1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
Mixed Time Trial T 1–23rd Place Bronze medal blank.svg
2013 World Paracycling Championships [11] Road Race1st Place Gold medal blank.svg
Time Trial2nd Place Silver medal blank.svg
2014 World Paracycling ChampionshipsRoad Race2nd Place [12] Silver medal blank.svg
Time Trial3rd Place [13] Bronze medal blank.svg
2016 World Paracycling ChampionshipsRoad Race2nd Place Silver medal blank.svg
Time Trial4th place

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