David Nicholas Explained

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David Nicholas
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:1 December 1991
Birth Place:Perth, Australia
Country:Australia
Sport:Cycling
Disability Class:C3

David Nicholas, (born 1 December 1991) is an Australian cyclist. He won silver and gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[1] [2]

Personal

David Aron Nicholas was born on 1 December 1991 in Rockhampton. He has cerebral palsy. Other sports he participates include karate.[3] he lived in the Queensland town of Proserpine.[4] [5] where he worked as IT Support Officer at Whitsunday Regional Council.[4]

Nicholas now lives in Bathurst NSW, where he lives with his fiancé Emilie Miller, herself an accomplished international athlete.[6]

Cycling

Nicholas is a C3 classified cyclist who competes in road and track events.[4] At the 2011 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Roskilde, Denmark, he won the gold medal in the Men's Time Trial C3 and silver medal in the Men's Road Race C3.[4] In 2012, he participated in the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, where he finished first in the C3 3 km individual pursuit.[7] [8] In the lead up to the 2012 London Paralympics, he participated in the Blenheim Palace festival of cycling time trial event.[9] [10] [11] At the games, Nicholas won a gold medal in the Men's Individual C 3 Road Time Trial and a bronze medal in the Men's Individual C1–3 Road Race.[12] He also participated in the Men's 1 km Time Trial C1–3, Men's Individual Pursuit C3 and Mixed Team Sprint C1–5 events.[12]

Competing at the 2013 Para-cycling Road World Championships, Baie-Comeau, Canada, he won a gold medal in the Men's Individual Time Trial C3.[13] At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, he won a bronze medal in the Men's 3 km Individual Pursuit C3.[14]

At the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Nottwil, Switzerland, he finished seventh in the Men's Time Trial C3 and Men's Road Race C3.[15] [16]

Nicholas won the gold medal in the Men's 3 km Individual Pursuit C3 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. He set a Paralympic record of 3:32.336 in qualifying for the gold medal race.[17] His other results were fourth in the Men's Road Time Trial C3 and fifth in the Men's Road Time Trial C3 and sixth in the Mixed Sprint.[18]

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, United States, Nicholas won the gold medal in the Men's 3 km Individual Pursuit C3, a silver medal in Men's 1 km Time Trial C3 and a bronze medal in the Men's Scratch Race C1-3.[19]

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, he finished ninth in the Men's Time Trial C3 and 13th in the Men's Road Race C1-3.[20] At the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Nicholas won the gold medal in the Men's 3 km Individual Pursuit C3.

At the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won the gold medal in the Men's 3 km Pursuit C3[21]

Nicholas won a third straight world crown in C3 individual pursuit category at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.[22] He also won the gold medal in the Men's Scratch Race C3 and finished third in the Omnium Test Event C3.[23]

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Emmen, Netherlands, he won the gold medal in the Men's Time Trial C3 and tenth in the Men's Road Race C3.[24]

At the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Milton, Ontario, he won the gold medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit C3 and finished sixth in the Men's Scratch Race C3.[25]

Nicholas won his fourth Paralympic medal, in winning the bronze medal in the Men's 3km Pursuit C3 at the 2020 Summer Paralympics with a time of 3:25.877.[26] He finished 18th in the Men's Road Race C1–3 and eighth in the Men's Road Time Trial C3.[27]

At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, he won the bronze medal in Men's Omnium C4.[28]

At the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he finished fourth in both the Men's Time Trial and Individual Pursuit C3 events.[29]

Recognition

He was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[30] In November 2016, he was awarded the Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association Sporting Wheelie of The Year.[31] He was awarded Cycling Australia's Male Elite Para-Cyclist for 2016 and 2017.[32] [33] In November 2017, he was awarded Queensland Sport Athlete with a Disability.[34]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Paralympic Team announced . Australian Paralympic Committee News, 30 May 2016 . 30 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003083002/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Road/australian-paralympic-team-announced . 3 October 2018 . dead.
  2. Web site: 9 July 2021 . World And Paralympic Champions Feature Among Tokyo-Bound Para-Cyclists . live . 10 July 2021 . Paralympics Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709025011/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2021/07/world-and-paralympic-champions-feature-among-tokyo-bound-para-cyclists/ . 9 July 2021 .
  3. Web site: David Nicholas . Australian Paralympic Committee . Australia . 2012 . 13 July 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120712100024/https://www.paralympic.org.au/team/david-nicholas . 12 July 2012.
  4. Web site: David Nicholas . Cycling.org.au . 15 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815090505/http://www.cycling.org.au/?ID=44432 . 15 August 2012 . dead.
  5. Web site: Kay . Ross . Who are our Queensland Paralympians? . ABC Wide Bay Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 9 August 2012 . 15 August 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830045108/http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/08/09/3563992.htm . 30 August 2012.
  6. Web site: Grant . Alexander . 2021-02-07 . Double achieved: Miller, Nicholas each claim two Road Nats victories . 2021-08-17 . Western Advocate . en-AU.
  7. Web site: Charlie Payne . Nicholas rides his way to London . Mackay Daily Mercury . 14 June 2012 . 15 August 2012.
  8. Web site: Para-Cyclones Golden Finish to Worlds Campaign . https://web.archive.org/web/20140221053156/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/299474/20120216/para-cyclones-golden-finish-worlds-campaign-au.htm . dead . 21 February 2014 . International Business Times . 16 February 2012 . 15 August 2012.
  9. Web site: Nigel Wynn . GB and Australian Paralympic squads warm up at Blenheim Palace . Cycling Weekly . 19 July 2012 . 15 August 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120825172358/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/533973/gb-and-australian-paralympic-squads-warm-up-at-blenheim-palace.html . 25 August 2012.
  10. Web site: Preview: Bike Blenheim Palace . Britishcycling.org.uk . 15 August 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120818014842/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/sportives/article/spor20120813-cyclo-sportive-Preview--Bike-Blenheim-Palace-0 . 18 August 2012.
  11. Web site: Harker . Jonathon . Team GB and Australia's Paralympians heading to Bike Blenheim Palace . BikeBiz . 15 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140423041421/http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/team-gb-and-australia-paralympians-heading-to-bike-blenheim-palace . 23 April 2014.
  12. Web site: David Nicholas . Paralympic.org . . 6 October 2012.
  13. Web site: Para-cyling Road World Championships -Results . UCI Website . 2 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203733/http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI2/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU3ODE&LangId=1 . 1 February 2014.
  14. Web site: Australia finishes Para Track Worlds as top nation . Cycling Australia News . 14 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415120020/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/ArtMID/2922/ArticleID/7523/Australia-finishes-Para-Track-Worlds-as-top-nation . 15 April 2014 . dead.
  15. Web site: Cooke and Bridgwood claim gold at UCI Para-cycling World Championships . Cycling Australia News, 31 July 2015 . 2 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160311063039/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/cooke-and-bridgwood-claim-gold-at-uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships . 11 March 2016 . dead.
  16. Web site: Alistair Donohue defends world title at Para-cycling Road Worlds . Cycling Australia News, 2 August . 2 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212414/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/alistair-donohoe-defends-world-title-at-para-cycling-road-worlds . 23 September 2015 . dead.
  17. Web site: Cycling results . Rio Paralympics Official website . 10 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201154/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/cycling-track-schedule-and-results . 22 September 2016.
  18. Web site: David Nicholas . Rio Paralympics Official site . 15 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115135010/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/david-nicholas . 15 November 2016.
  19. Web site: 2017 Para-Cycling Track World Championships . Veloresults website . 5 March 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170306190921/http://paraworlds2017.veloresults.com/index.php . 6 March 2017.
  20. Web site: 2017 UCI Para-cycling World Championships wrap . Australian Paralympic Committee website . 4 September 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170905052444/https://www.paralympic.org.au/2017-uci-para-cycling-world-championships-wrap/ . 5 September 2017.
  21. Web site: 10 medals for Australia at Para Track Worlds . Cycling Australia website . 3 April 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180403173712/http://www.australiancyclingteam.com/news/10-medals-for-australia-at-para-track-worlds . 3 April 2018.
  22. Web site: Nicholas takes third straight IP crown . Australian Cycling Team website . 16 March 2019 . 11 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190411234238/https://www.australiancyclingteam.com/news/para-nicholas-takes-third-straight-ip-crown . dead .
  23. Web site: 2019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships - Day 4 Report . UCI Cycling website . 17 March 2019.
  24. Web site: Team Australia finishes top para road-worlds . Cycling Australia . 16 September 2019 . 25 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825064448/https://www.australiancyclingteam.com/news/para-australia-finishes-on-top-with-nine-gold-at-2019-uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships . dead .
  25. Web site: Australia secure eight world titles at 2020 Para-cycling Track World Championships . 3 February 2020 . Cycling Australia website . 4 February 2020 . 4 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200204032034/https://cycling.org.au/nat/australia-secure-eight-world-titles-2020-para-cycling-track-world-championships . dead .
  26. Web site: Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021 . 2022-06-17 . The Roar . en-US.
  27. Web site: Cycling Road - NICHOLAS David - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . 26 August 2021 . Tokyo2020.org . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
  28. Web site: 21 October 2022 . Results - UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships . 22 October 2022 . UCI.
  29. Web site: 2024 UCI Paracycling Track World Championships . 2024-03-25 . paraworlds2024.veloresults.com.
  30. News: . Australia Day honours list 2014: in full . 26 January 2014 . 26 January 2014 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140127024036/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/australia-day-honours-list-2014-in-full/story-fni0cx12-1226808786064 . 27 January 2014.
  31. Web site: 2016 Annual Awards winners . Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association website . 15 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220155728/http://www.sportingwheelies.org.au/2016-annual-awards-winners/ . 20 December 2016.
  32. News: Polkinghorne . David . Tour de France star Michael Matthews wins triple crown at Cycling Australia awards . 17 November 2017 . The Sydney Morning Herald . 17 November 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171121004829/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-star-michael-matthews-wins-triple-crown-at-cycling-australia-awards-20171117-gzndic.html . 21 November 2017.
  33. Web site: #OPPYMEDAL MATHEW HAYMAN CROWNED 2016 AUSTRALIAN CYCLIST OF THE YEAR . Cycling Australia website . 18 November 2016 . 19 November 2016 . 19 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119182436/http://cycling.org.au/News/All-News/oppymedal-mathew-hayman-crowned-2016-australian-cyclist-of-the-year . dead .
  34. Web site: 2017 Sport Awards . QSport website . 30 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180225085051/http://qsport.org.au/cms/page.asp?ID=9 . 25 February 2018.

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