Ben Demery

Ben Demery (born 19 September 1986)[1] is an Australian Paralympic tandem cyclist with a vision impairment. He comes from the New South Wales city of Newcastle.[1] His pilot throughout his career has been Shaun Hopkins.[2] He started competitive cycling in December 2005 and won a silver medal in the sprint and a bronze medal in the 1 km time trial at his first international competition, the 2006 IPC Cycling World Championships; that year he was named Lake Macquarie’s Sports Person of the Year.[1][2] In the next year's UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, he won silver medals in both the sprint and the 1 km time trial.[2] At the 2008 Beijing Games, he won two silver medals in the Men's Sprint B VI 1–3 and Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1–3 events.[3]

Ben Demery
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1986-09-19) 19 September 1986
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing Men's Sprint B VI 1–3
2008 Beijing Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1–3
IPC Track and Road World Championships
2006 AigleMen's 200 m Time Trial B & VI
2007 BordeauxMen's 1 km Time Trial B & VI
2006 AigleMen's 1 km Time Trial B & VI

References
  1. "Ben Demery". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. "Shaun Hopkins". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
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