Darren Hicks

Darren Hicks
OAM
Darren Hicks in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1984-12-23) 23 December 1984 (age 39)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCycling
Disability classC2
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Time trial C2
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit C2
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Time trial C2
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Emmen Time trial C2
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race C2
Silver medal – second place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Time trial C2
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Time trial C2
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Road race C2
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Maniago Road race C2
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial C2
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Apeldoorn 3km individual pursuit C2
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Scratch race C1-3
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Scratch Race C2
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Individual Pursuit C2

Darren Michael Hicks OAM (born 3 December 1984) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who has won medals at several World Road and Track Championships. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he won a gold and a silver medal[1] and a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [2]

His right leg was amputated above the knee as a consequence of a road crash in 2014.[3]

  1. ^ "World And Paralympic Champions Feature Among Tokyo-Bound Para-Cyclists". Paralympics Australia. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Cycling Team For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ Fewster, Sean (2 December 2019). "2014 South Eastern Freeway crash: Darren Hicks tells how he tried to regain control as his unfamiliar truck accelerated towards disaster". The Advertiser. Retrieved 7 December 2019.