Darryn Hill

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Darryn Hill
Jan van Eijden Darren Hill2.jpg
Darryn Hill (right)
Personal information
Full nameDarryn William Hill
Born (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974 (age 50)
Perth, Western Australia
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprint
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Sprint
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Victoria 1 km time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1994 VictoriaSprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Sprint
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Bogotá Sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Manchester Team sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Palermo Sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1996 ManchesterSprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Perth Sprint

Darryn William Hill (born 11 August 1974 in Perth) is an Australian former racing cyclist, specialising in the sprint events of track cycling. Hill was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [1]

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Major results

1994
Commonwealth Games, Victoria
Silver medal icon.svg 1 km time trial
Bronze medal icon.svg Sprint
Track Cycling World Championships, Palermo
Silver medal icon.svg Sprint
1995
Track Cycling World Championships, Bogotá
Gold medal icon.svg Sprint
1996
Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester
Gold medal icon.svg Team Sprint (with Shane Kelly and Gary Neiwand)
Bronze medal icon.svg Sprint
1997
Track Cycling World Championships, Perth
Bronze medal icon.svg Sprint
1998
Track Cycling World Cup
Silver medal icon.svg Keirin, Berlin
Commonwealth Games, Kual Lumpur
Gold medal icon.svg Sprint
1999
Track Cycling World Cup
Silver medal icon.svg Sprint, Mexico City
2000
Olympic Games, Sydney
Bronze medal icon.svg Sprint

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