Angus Hincksman

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Angus Hincksman
Angus Hincksman at the 2025 Portland Track Festival.jpg
Hincksman in 2025
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 20)
Sport
ClubSouthern Athletics Club
Coached byPhilo Saunders
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
World Para Athletics Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Paris Men's 1500m T38

Angus Hincksman (born 31 July 2005) is an Australian track and field middle distance Paralympian from South Australia. He represents Southern Athletics Club locally and competes in T38 classification events internationally. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Hincksman competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Paris, France - his first Games. [1]

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Personal

He was born 31 July 2005. [2] He was diagnosed with a brain injury while in the Woman and Children's Hospital NICU. [2] With the support of Child Development Unit and NOVITA children’s services Angus progressed well attending Tatachilla Lutheran College [3] until year 9 then moved to Westminster School under a scholarship [3]

Sporting career

He took up cross-country running at the age of nine. Before his teenage years, he was classified as T38 athlete with cerebral palsy. [2] In 2022, at the Australian Athletics Championships he defeated Paralympians Deon Kenzie and Daniel Bounty in coming second to Reece Langdon in Men's 1500 m T38. [2] At the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships, he finished second to Langdon in the 1500 m T38, but won gold in the 800 m T38 in 1:57.33 setting the men’s U20 T38 800 m World Record [2]

At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m T38 and finished eight in the Men's 400 m T38. [4]

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he finished fourth in the Men's 1500 m T38 in 4:14.14. [5]

In 2023, he was awarded Tier 2 Scholarship within the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program. [3]

In 2024 he was supported through a South Australian Sports Institute scholarship, coached by Simon Moran [6] . More recently moving under Philo Saunders but maintaining a strong relationship with Simon.

References

  1. ↑ "Experience And Youth Combine For Paris Games | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Angus Hincksman". Athletics Australia. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Angus Hincksman". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Paris World Para Athletics Championships Pave Way for Future Success". Athletics Australia. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  6. ↑ Institute, South Australian Sports (18 December 2023). "Our Athletes". South Australian Sports Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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