Ben Demery

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Ben Demery
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 36)
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Men's Sprint B VI 1–3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1–3
IPC Track and Road World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 AigleMen's 200 m Time Trial B & VI
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 BordeauxMen's 1 km Time Trial B & VI
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 AigleMen's 1 km Time Trial B & VI

Ben Demery (born 19 September 1986) [1] is an Australian Paralympic tandem cyclist with a vision impairment. He comes from the New South Wales city of Newcastle. [1] His pilot throughout his career has been Shaun Hopkins. [2] He started competitive cycling in December 2005 and won a silver medal in the sprint and a bronze medal in the 1 km time trial at his first international competition, the 2006 IPC Cycling World Championships; that year he was named Lake Macquarie’s Sports Person of the Year. [1] [2] In the next year's UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, he won silver medals in both the sprint and the 1 km time trial. [2] At the 2008 Beijing Games, he won two silver medals in the Men's Sprint B VI 1–3 and Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1–3 events. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ben Demery". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Shaun Hopkins". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 16 June 2012.