David Bryant (triathlete) explained

David Bryant
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Sport:Men's paratriathlon
Disability Class:PTS5

David Bryant (born 4 January 1989) is an elite Australian triathlete with a disability. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and has been selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics .[1] [2]

Personal

Byant was born on 4 January 1989.[3] He was born with a clubfoot in his right leg which sees him compete with a muscle mass differential of approximately 17% less than that of his left leg.[4] He is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Advanced Sports Dietitian. He has worked as a personal trainer. In 2021, he lives in Perth.[5]

Career

In 2019, Bryant was categorised in para triathlon as PTS5. His para-triathlon journey started with a humble 20-minute jog as part of rehabilitation from leg surgery.Since 2019, he was won Australian and Oceania events in his classification. Bryant competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in PTS5 and finished seventh with a time of 1:02.30.[6] [7]

He is ranked seventh in Men's PTS5 going into the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

In 2021, he was a Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 July 2021. World-Class Para-Triathletes Confirmed For Tokyo 2020. live. 19 July 2021. Paralympics Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210719013724/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/07/world-class-para-triathletes-confirmed-for-tokyo-2020/ . 19 July 2021 .
  2. Web site: 2024-07-19 . Paralympics Australia Announces Powerful Triathlon Team For Paris 2024 Paralympics Australia . 2024-07-21 . www.paralympic.org.au . en-AU.
  3. Web site: David Bryant. live. 19 July 2021. World Triathlon. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205230541/https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/92540/david_bryant . 5 December 2020 .
  4. Web site: 18 June 2019. Bryant Earns Silver Success at ITU World Cup Event in France. live. 19 July 2021. WAIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326124436/http://wais.org.au/other/news_detail.php?id=10056 . 26 March 2020 .
  5. Web site: 29 January 2020. David Bryant and Sally Pilbeam claim gold at Paratriathlon Oceania Championships. live. 19 July 2021. WAIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301161752/http://wais.org.au/other/news_detail.php?id=10225 . 1 March 2020 .
  6. Web site: Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-06-28 . The Roar . en-US.
  7. Web site: David Bryant. live. 27 September 2021. Tokyo Paralympics Official Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20210828181415/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/triathlon/athlete-profile-n1420819-bryant-david.htm . 28 August 2021 .

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