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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Ferret Track Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Simon Moran | ||||||||||||||
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Angus Hincksman (born 31 July 2005) is an Australian track and field para-athlete who competes mainly in the T38 classification events. 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]
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]
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 has a South Australian Sports Institute scholarship and is coached by Simon Moran. [6]
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