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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (2005-07-31) 31 July 2005 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Ferret Track Club | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Simon Moran | ||||||||||||||
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Angus Hincksman (born 31 July 2005) is an Australian track and field para-athlete who competes mainly in the T38 classification events. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships. Hincksman competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Paris,France - his first Games.
Personal
He was born 31 July 2005. He was diagnosed with a brain injury while in the Woman and Children's Hospital NICU. With the support of Child Development Unit and NOVITA children’s services Angus progressed well attending Tatachilla Lutheran College until year 9 then moved to Westminster School under a scholarship
Sporting career
He took up cross-country running at the age of nine. Before his teenage years, he was classified as T38 athlete with cerebral palsy. In 2022, at the Australian Athletics Championships he defeated Paralympians Deon Kenzie and Daniel Bounty in coming second to Reece Langdon in Men's 1500 m T38. At the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships, he finished second to Langdon in the 1500 m T38, but won gold in the 800 m T38 in 1:57.33 setting the men’s U20 T38 800 m World Record
At the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 1500 m T38 and finished eight in the Men's 400 m T38.
At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he finished fourth in the Men's 1500 m T38 in 4:14.14.
In 2023, he was awarded Tier 2 Scholarship within the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program.
In 2024, he has a South Australian Sports Institute scholarship and is coached by Simon Moran.
References
- "Experience And Youth Combine For Paris Games | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Angus Hincksman". Athletics Australia. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Angus Hincksman". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- "Paris World Para Athletics Championships Pave Way for Future Success". Athletics Australia. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- Institute, South Australian Sports (18 December 2023). "Our Athletes". South Australian Sports Institute. Retrieved 23 April 2024.