Darryn Hill

Darryn William Hill (born 11 August 1974 in Perth) is an Australian former racing cyclist, specialising in the sprint events of track cycling. Hill was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]

Darryn Hill
Darryn Hill (right)
Personal information
Full nameDarryn William Hill
Born (1974-08-11) 11 August 1974
Perth, Western Australia
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprint
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneySprint
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place1994 Victoria1 km time trial
Bronze medal – third place1994 VictoriaSprint
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala LumpurSprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1995 BogotáSprint
Gold medal – first place1996 ManchesterTeam sprint
Silver medal – second place1994 PalermoSprint
Bronze medal – third place1996 ManchesterSprint
Bronze medal – third place1997 PerthSprint

Major results
1994
Commonwealth Games, Victoria
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 km time trial
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sprint
Track Cycling World Championships, Palermo
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sprint
1995
Track Cycling World Championships, Bogotá
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sprint
1996
Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester
1st place, gold medalist(s) Team Sprint (with Shane Kelly and Gary Neiwand)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sprint
1997
Track Cycling World Championships, Perth
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sprint
1998
Track Cycling World Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Keirin, Berlin
Commonwealth Games, Kual Lumpur
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sprint
1999
Track Cycling World Cup
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sprint, Mexico City
2000
Olympic Games, Sydney
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sprint

References
  1. AIS Athletes at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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