Kyle Bridgwood Explained

Kyle Bridgwood
Fullname:Kyle Ivan Bridgwood
Nickname:Bridgy
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Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:23 February 1989
Birth Place:Durban, South Africa
Disability Class:C4

Kyle Ivan Bridgwood (born 23 February 1989) is an Australian Para cyclist from South Africa. He won silver medals in the Men's Individual Pursuit C4 and Men's Road Time Trial C4 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[1] [2]

Personal

Bridgwood was born on 23 February 1989[3] in South Africa.[4] Bridgwood moved to Australia at the age of 11.[5] He joined the Australian Army in 2007.[4] In 2011, he was hit by a car before work. He suffered a severed patella tendon, fractured kneecap, broken back and neck. The accident led to an acquired brain injury that affects his coordination and fine-motor control.[5] [4] After the injury, he returned to cycling and represented the Australian Army at the 2012 United States Marines Corps Trials. He was medically discharged from the Australian army. In 2015, he studying International Studies at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He lives in Buderim, Queensland.[6] [5] [7]

Cycling

He is classified as a C4 cyclist. He returned to cycling after his accident and in 2012 at the United States Marines Corps Trials he won the gold medal in the Men's 30 km Open Cycle and silver medal in basketball.[8]

Bridgwood won the Men's Time Trial and finished second at the Men's Road Race at the 2015 Cycling Australia Para-cycling Road National Championships.[9] At the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland, he won the gold medal in the Men's Time Trial C4 and finished fifth in the Men's Road Race C4.[10] [11]

In 2015, he rode for Data#3 Symantec Team in Australian National Road Racing Series.

At the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy, he won the gold medal in the Men's Scratch Race C4–5 and the silver medal in the Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C4.[12] [13]

He won silver medals in the Men's Individual Pursuit C4 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and Men's Road Time Trial C4.[2] He also finished in the Men's Road Race C4-5.[2]

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, United States, he won a silver medal in the Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C4 and bronze medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial C4.[14]

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, he won silver medals in the Men's Road Time Trial C4 and Men's Road Race C4-5.[15]

Bridgwood won the silver medal in the Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C4 at the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[16]

He won the bronze medal in the Men's Time Trial C4 at 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Maniago, Italy.[17]

Recognition

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: Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit - Standings. Rio Official Official website. 11 September 2016. 22 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922201511/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/cycling-track-standings-ct-mens-c4-4000m-individual-pursuit. live.
  3. Web site: Kyle Bridgwood. Pro Cycling Stats website. 31 July 2015. 11 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611053533/http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Kyle_Bridgwood_Results. dead.
  4. Web site: Subaru #NRS15 Feature - Kyle Bridgwood. National Road Series website. 31 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210051912/http://nationalroadseries.subaru.com.au/galleries/videos/nrs15-feature-kyle-bridgwood. 10 December 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Kyle Bridgwood. Australian Paralympic Committee website. 2 June 2016. 10 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160810162453/https://www.paralympic.org.au/athlete/kyle-bridgwood/. live.
  6. Web site: Para-cyclist champ wins Sports Award. University of the Sunshine Coast News Exchange. 2 June 2016. 4 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804053449/http://www.usc.edu.au/explore/usc-news-exchange/news-archive/2015/november/para-cyclist-champ-wins-sports-award. live.
  7. News: Nolan. Alex. Bridgwood will go for gold at Rio games. 2 June 2016. Sunshine Coast Daily. 31 May 2016. 2 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602150247/http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/bridgwood-will-go-for-gold-at-rio-games/3036386/. live.
  8. Australian team. Defence Family Matters. Winter 2012. 16. 31 July 2015. 5 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021230/http://www.defence.gov.au/dco/documents/dfm/dfm_Winter_2012_WEB.pdf. live.
  9. Web site: Kyle Bridgwood finds comradery in cycling. Data#3 Symantec Cycling Team website. 31 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150812201410/http://d3rt.com/2015/05/21/kyle-bridgwood-finds-comradery-in-cycling-set-to-make-australian-debut/. 12 August 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Cooke and Bridgwood claim gold at UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. Cycling Australia News, 31 July 2015. 31 July 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212418/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/cooke-and-bridgwood-claim-gold-at-uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships. live.
  11. 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.
  12. Web site: Gallagher gold headlines six medal haul on day three. Cycling Australia News. 20 March 2016. 20 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026163938/http://www.cycling.org.au/Home/gallagher-gold-headlines-six-medal-haul-on-day-three-1. 26 October 2016. dead.
  13. Web site: Tandem duo sprint to maiden world title; Australia finishes with 14 medals. Cycling Australia News. 21 March 2016. 21 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160402201651/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/tandem-duo-sprint-to-maiden-world-title-australia-finishes-with-14-medals. 2 April 2016. dead.
  14. 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. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Pietermaritzburg (Road). UCI website. 4 September 2017. 1 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901110659/https://dataride.uci.ch/iframe/CompetitionResults/31728?disciplineId=8. live.
  16. Web site: 10 medals for Australia at Para Track Worlds. Cycling Australia website. 3 April 2018. 3 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403173712/http://www.australiancyclingteam.com/news/10-medals-for-australia-at-para-track-worlds. live.
  17. Web site: 2018 UCI Para-cycling World Championships . UCI website . 3 August 2018 . 4 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180804045929/http://www.uci.ch/para-cycling/ucievents/event/uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships-maniago-road-2018/55832/widgets/start-lists-results-186665/ . live .
  18. Web site: Para-cyclist on a roll with USC's top sports award. My Sunshine Coast website. 15 November 2016. 15 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161115133459/https://mysunshinecoast.com.au/news/news-display/para-cyclist-on-a-roll-with-uscs-top-sports-award,46597. live.

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