Hans-Peter Durst Explained

Hans-Peter Durst
Birth Date:24 May 1958
Birth Place:Dortmund, Germany
Sport:Para-cycling
Disability Class:T2
Worlds:2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Paralympics:2012, 2016
Retired:2022
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Hans-Peter Durst (born 24 May 1958) is a German former para cyclist who won two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won gold medals at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.

Personal life

Durst is from Dortmund, Germany.[1] He has two children.[2] Durst has a loss of the sense of balance after a traumatic brain injury,[3] caused by a car accident in 1994.[2]

Career

Durst competed in T2 classification competitions,[3] for athletes that use a tricycle.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he came second in the time trial T1–2 event.[3] At the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, he won the road race[4] and time trial T2 events.[5]

In the road time trial T1–2 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Durst's saddle fell off his tricycle after 500m (1,600feet) of the race, and he rode for 14.5km (09miles) without a saddle.[1] Nevertheless, he won the competition,[1] by over a minute.[2] He also won the road race T1–2 at the same Games.[6] Durst's tricycle at the Games cost €18,000, and weighed 11.8kg (26lb), which was just above the competition's minimum weight limit.[7]

In 2017, Durst won the time trial and road race T2 events at the Para-Cycling World Cup event in Emmen, Netherlands.[8] At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Durst won the time trial and road race T2 events.[9] As of 2018, Durst was the oldest professional cyclist registered with the Union Cycliste Internationale.[10] He did not compete at the Para-Cycling World Cup in 2018, and missed much of the 2019 season as well for health reasons. At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, he won the time trial event.[11]

In May 2021, Durst chose not to compete in the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[12] the effect of the Paralympics on Japan's COVID-19 rates, and in solidarity with the Japanese people, most of whom did not want the Games to happen.[13] [14] In June 2021, he competed at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[15]

In June 2022, Durst announced his retirement from para-cycling.[16]

Honours

Durst was named Dortmund's athlete of the year for 2011 and 2012.[17] He won the award again in 2016.[18]

Notes and References

  1. News: Durst "hätte auch ohne Lenker gewonnen". de. Rheinische Post. 15 September 2016. 12 January 2022. 12 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112172701/https://rp-online.de/sport/olympia-sommer/paralympics/paralympics-2016-hans-peter-durst-haette-auch-ohne-lenker-gewonnen_aid-18466059. live.
  2. Web site: Das verrückte Rennen des Hans-Peter Durst. de. Sport.de. 15 September 2016. 13 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Hans-Peter Durst. de. National Paralympic Committee Germany. 12 January 2022. 18 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210518072649/https://www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/athleten/details/hans-peter-durst. live.
  4. Web site: MT2 > Men Road Race - 28 km > Results . . 1 August 2015 . 9 August 2016 . dead . 6 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161006103748/http://62.50.72.82/uciroot/cmpar/2015/roa/RR_Results.aspx?id=50083_RR_MT2&language=eng&class=MT2&event=Men_Road_Race_-_28_km .
  5. Web site: MT2 > Men Time Trial - 14 km > Results . . 30 July 2015 . 8 August 2016 . dead . 6 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161006102947/http://62.50.72.82/uciroot/cmpar/2015/roa/TT_Results.aspx?id=50083_TT_MT2&language=eng&class=MT2&event=Men_Time_Trial_-_14_km .
  6. News: Radsportler Hans-Peter Durst holt zweites Gold. de. Die Zeit. 16 September 2016. 12 January 2022. 12 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112180527/https://www.zeit.de/sport/2016-09/paralympics-gold-radsport-hans-peter-durst. live.
  7. News: Sattelfest auf drei Rädern. de. Der Tagesspiegel. 16 January 2017. 13 January 2022.
  8. Web site: Para-Cycling: Fünf deutsche Weltcup-Siege. de. German Cycling Federation. 3 July 2017. 12 January 2022. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113090642/https://www.rad-net.de/rad-net-newsarchiv.htm?newsid=42296. live.
  9. Web site: Tokio 2020: Dortmunds Oberbürgermeister übernimmt Schirmherrschaft für Paracycler Durst. de. German Cycling Federation. 19 September 2017. 12 January 2022. 13 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220113090647/https://www.rad-net.de/rad-net-newsarchiv.htm?newsid=42941. live.
  10. Andrea Tafi Registers UCI Pursuit Paris-Roubaix. Cycling Weekly. 2018. 13 January 2022.
  11. Web site: GOLD UND SILBER FÜR DREIRADFAHRER DURST UND JÄGER. de. Sport Ehein Erft. 13 September 2019. 12 January 2022. 12 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112172739/https://www.sport-rhein-erft.de/para-basketball/2019-09-13/gold-und-silber-fuer-dreiradfahrer-durst-und-jaeger/. live.
  12. Web site: Para-Cycler Durst verzichtet auf Paralympics-Teilnahme in Tokio. de. German Cycling Federation. 17 May 2021. 12 January 2022. 17 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210517122924/https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/ef3c80a8-7b01-4706-af4c-b9b233df1cbf.html. live.
  13. News: Hans-Peter Durst hat es satt. de. Der Tagesspiegel. 25 June 2021. 12 January 2022. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627101927/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/kolumne-meine-paralympics-hans-peter-durst-hat-es-satt/27246748.html. live.
  14. News: Paralympics: Zweifacher Goldmedaillen-Gewinner Durst sagt aus Respekt und Solidarität ab. de. Westdeutscher Rundfunk. 17 May 2021. 12 January 2022. 12 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220112174751/https://www1.wdr.de/sport/mehr-sport/paralympics-hans-peter-durst-102.html. live.
  15. Web site: Defending champions in pole position to race at UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships on Estoril circuit. Inside the Games. 8 June 2021. 13 January 2022.
  16. News: Paralympicssieger beendet Karriere. de. Sport1. 7 June 2022. 13 June 2022.
  17. Web site: Durst schafft Double. de. Lokal Kompass. 6 February 2013. 18 January 2022.
  18. News: Lückenkemper, Durst und Schmidla/Bär räumen ab. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155754/http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/specials/sportlerwahl/Dortmunds-Sportler-des-Jahres-2016-Lueckenkemper-Durst-und-Schmidla-Baer-raeumen-ab;art115096,3209896. de. Ruhr Nachrichten. 2016. 11 February 2017. 12 January 2022.

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