NICHOLAS David

1 Dec 1991
29
Male
C3
ROCKHAMPTON, QLD
 
Australia
BATHURST, NSW
 
Australia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CTR Cycling Track Men's C3 3000m Individual Pursuit 3 Bronze Medal
Mixed C1-5 750m Team Sprint 9

Schedule

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Izu Velodrome
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Izu Velodrome
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Biographical Information

Highlights

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CYCLING ROAD
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1C3 Time Trial2012London, GBR
3C1-3 Road Race2012London, GBR
4C3 Time Trial2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
6C1-3 Road Race2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Road World Championships
1C3 Time Trial2019Emmen, NED
1C3 Time Trial2013Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
1C3 Time Trial2011Roskilde, DEN
2Men's C3 - Road Race2011Roskilde, DEN
4C3 Time Trial2015Nottwil, SUI
4Men's C3 - Road Race2014Greenville, SC, USA
5Men's C3 - Road Race2018Maniago, ITA
6C3 Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
6C3 Time Trial2014Greenville, SC, USA
7Men's C3 - Road Race2015Nottwil, SUI
9C3 Time Trial2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
10Men's C3 - Road Race2019Emmen, NED
13Men's C3 - Road Race2017Pietermaritzburg, RSA
14C4 Time Trial2010Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
16Men's C3 - Road Race2013Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
16Men's C4 - Road Race2010Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN
Track World Championships
1Men's C3 - Scratch Race2019Apeldoorn, NED
6Men's C3 - Scratch Race2020Milton, ON, CAN
8Men's C3 - Scratch Race2016Montichiari, ITA

CYCLING TRACK
RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2012London, GBR
5C1-5 750m Team Sprint2012London, GBR
6C1-5 750m Team Sprint2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
15C1-3 1000m Time Trial2012London, GBR
Track World Championships
1C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2020Milton, ON, CAN
1C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2019Apeldoorn, NED
1C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2017Los Angeles, CA, USA
1C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2012Los Angeles, CA, USA
2Men's C3 - 1000m Time Trial2017Los Angeles, CA, USA
2C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2016Montichiari, ITA
2Men's C3 - 1000m Time Trial2012Los Angeles, CA, USA
3Men's C1-3 - Scratch Race2017Los Angeles, CA, USA
3C3 3000m Individual Pursuit2014Aguascalientes, MEX
5Men's C3 - 1000m Time Trial2016Montichiari, ITA
6Men's C3 - 1000m Time Trial2019Apeldoorn, NED
6Men's C3 - 1000m Time Trial2014Aguascalientes, MEX
7Men's C3 - 1000m Time Trial2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA
8C1-5 750m Team Sprint2016Montichiari, ITA
8C1-5 750m Team Sprint2012Los Angeles, CA, USA
9C1-5 750m Team Sprint2014Aguascalientes, MEX
DNFMen's C1-3 - Scratch Race2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA
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Schleck, Diesel Dave (cycling.org.au, 02 Sep 2013; australiancyclingteam.com, 02 Feb 2020)
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Information Technology
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Information Technology
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Partner Emilie
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English
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Mackay Cycling Cub [Australia]
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Warren McDonald [national]; Nick Formosa [personal], MLT; Adam Carey [personal], AUS
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His partner Emilie Miller has also represented Australia in Para cycling. She won gold in both the women's H1 road race and the women's H1 time trial at the 2019 World Championships in Emmen, Netherlands. (westernadvocate.com.au, 01 Apr 2020, 17 Sep 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Sep 2020)
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He has competed at the world championships in both Para cycling track and Para cycling road. (cycling.org.au, 02 Sep 2013; SportsDeskOnline, 07 Sep 2020)
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2010 for Australia (cycling.org.au, 02 Sep 2013)
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He missed the 2015 Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, because of pulmonary pneumonia. The illness left him in a coma and he was in intensive care for three days. He went on to win three gold medals at the national championships in Adelaide, SA, Australia, a week after leaving hospital. (dailymercury.com.au, 01 May 2015)

In 2011 he dislocated his knee twice and broke his jaw. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2016)
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He took up the sport at age 16 in Mackay, QLD, Australia. (dailymercury.com.au, 29 Mar 2016; cycling.org.au, 02 Sep 2013)
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He dislocated his knee twice in the space of a year and required surgery. His doctor suggested he take up cycling as a form of rehabilitation, and he enjoyed the sport immediately. (cycling.org.au, 02 Sep 2013; australiancyclingteam.com, 02 Feb 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (westernadvocate.com.au, 01 Apr 2020)
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Australian cyclists Stuart O'Grady, Robbie McEwen and Cadel Evans. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2016)
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He was named Elite Male Para Cyclist of the Year by Cycling Australia in 2016 and 2017. (cycling.org.au, 16 Nov 2017)

In October 2016 he was presented with the keys to the town of Prosperine, QLD, Australia, by Whitsunday Regional Council in Australia. (whitsundaycoastguardian.com.au, 09 Oct 2016)

He was named Queensland Cyclist of the Year, Para Cyclist of the Year, and Single Bike Para Cyclist of the Year at the 2014 Cycling Queensland Awards in Australia. (whitsundaytimes.com.au, 28 Nov 2014)

In 2014 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM]. (whitsundaytimes.com.au, 31 Jan 2014)
Legend
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Bronze Medal
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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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