Kyle Bridgwood
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Full name | Kyle Ivan Bridgwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Bridgy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35) Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disability class | C4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[6] 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][6] After the injury, he returned to cycling and represented the Australian Army at the 2012 United States Marines Corps Trials.[6] He was medically discharged from the Australian army.[6] In 2015, he studying International Studies at the University of the Sunshine Coast. He lives in Buderim, Queensland.[7][5][8]
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.[9]
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.[6] 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
- 2015 - University of the Sunshine Coast Sportsperson of the Year [7]
- 2016 - University of the Sunshine Coast Sportsperson of the Year [18]
References
- ^ "Australian Paralympic Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit - Standings". Rio Official Official website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Kyle Bridgwood". Pro Cycling Stats website. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Subaru #NRS15 Feature - Kyle Bridgwood". National Road Series website. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Kyle Bridgwood". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Kyle Bridgwood finds comradery in cycling". Data#3 Symantec Cycling Team website. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Para-cyclist champ wins Sports Award". University of the Sunshine Coast News Exchange. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Nolan, Alex (31 May 2016). "Bridgwood will go for gold at Rio games". Sunshine Coast Daily. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Australian team" (PDF). Defence Family Matters: 16. Winter 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Cooke and Bridgwood claim gold at UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships". Cycling Australia News, 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Alistair Donohue defends world title at Para-cycling Road Worlds". Cycling Australia News, 2 August. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Gallagher gold headlines six medal haul on day three". Cycling Australia News. 20 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Tandem duo sprint to maiden world title; Australia finishes with 14 medals". Cycling Australia News. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "2017 Para-Cycling Track World Championships". Veloresults website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Pietermaritzburg (Road)". UCI website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "10 medals for Australia at Para Track Worlds". Cycling Australia website. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "2018 UCI Para-cycling World Championships". UCI website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Para-cyclist on a roll with USC's top sports award". My Sunshine Coast website. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links
- Kyle Bridgwood at Paralympics Australia
- Kyle Bridgwood at ProCyclingStats
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