HILLS Stephen

New Zealand
Cycling Road
15 Dec 1981
39
Male
T2
NEW PLYMOUTH
 
New Zealand

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Men's T1-2 Road Race 6
Men's T1-2 Time Trial 8

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Men's T1-2 Time Trial
Finished
Fuji International Speedway
Men's T1-2 Road Race
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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CYCLING ROAD
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
8T1-2 Road Race2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
8T1-2 Time Trial2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Road World Championships
2Men's T2 - Road Race2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
3Men's T2 - Road Race2019Emmen, NED
3Men's T2 - Time Trial2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
5Men's T2 - Road Race2018Maniago, ITA
5Men's T2 - Time Trial2015Nottwil, SUI
6Men's T2 - Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
6Men's T2 - Road Race2015Nottwil, SUI
7Men's T2 - Time Trial2019Emmen, NED

CYCLING TRACK
RankEventYearLocation
Track World Championships
10C2 3000m Individual Pursuit2012Los Angeles, CA, USA
10C1-5 750m Team Sprint2011Montichiari, ITA
11Men's C2 - 1000m Time Trial2011Montichiari, ITA
12Men's C2 - 1000m Time Trial2012Los Angeles, CA, USA
12C2 3000m Individual Pursuit2011Montichiari, ITA
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Stevo (Facebook profile, 17 May 2021)
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Working on the family farm. (paralympics.org.nz, 01 Sep 2019)
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English
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Hawera [New Zealand]
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Stuart MacDonald [national]
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He learned to ride a bicycle in 2003, and began competing in 2008. (stuff.co.nz, 26 Mar 2015)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook profile, 17 May 2021)

General Interest

Classification
T2 (UCI, 29 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power (stuff.co.nz, 08 Oct 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (stuff.co.nz, 08 Oct 2019)

Impairment Details
At age five he was hit by a motorcycle when he tried to cross the road to get on a bus. The accident resulted in right-side muscle weakness and partial paralysis with seizures [hemiplegia]. (stuff.co.nz, 08 Oct 2019, 30 Jun 2015)

General
SWITCH TO TRICYCLE
In 2014 cycling coach Brian Gilbert suggested he switch to racing the three-wheeled tricycle, instead of his usual two-wheeled time-trial bike, in the hope that it would provide him more opportunity on the international stage and a better chance at securing national funding. Gilbert converted his former time-trial bike into a three-wheeler and by 2015 he had performed well enough at his first international competitions on the trike to earn selection for the world championships in September that year. "[On a trike] I've got to ride the corners totally different. I'm actually quite enjoying it." (stuff.co.nz, 26 Mar 2015)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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