Ben Demery

Ben Demery
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986 (age 38)
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Men's Sprint B VI 1–3
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1–3
IPC Track and Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2006 Aigle Men's 200 m Time Trial B & VI
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bordeaux Men's 1 km Time Trial B & VI
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Aigle Men'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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ben Demery". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "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.