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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Perth, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luke Zaccaria (born 3 February 1993) is an Australian track cyclist who serves as the tandem pilot for Kane Perris. He represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Zaccaria began his tandem career as a pilot for Brad Henderson. The tandem won three gold medals at the 2020 Australian Para-cycling Track National Championships. [1] He also guided Henderson to a sixth place finish at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. [2] He then served as the pilot for Beau Wootton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and won a bronze medal in the tandem sprint B event. [3]
In 2023 he became the pilot for Kane Perris. At the 2024 Para National Championships, the tandem set a national record in the team sprint and achieved a World Championship and Paralympic qualifying time in the 1 km time trial. [4] In March 2024, he competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. The tandem crashed on the opening day and Perris sustained a shoulder injury, three broken ribs and punctured lung. [5] In September 2024, he represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the time trial B event. During qualification they set a national record time of 1:00.374 to qualify third fastest for the final. During the finals they finished in fourth place with a time of 1:00.940, finishing 1.1 seconds behind the bronze medal team from Geramy. [6]
On 19 August 2025, he was selected to compete at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. He won a gold medal in the mixed team sprint B event with a world record time of 49.288. [7]
