Shaun Hopkins

Shaun Hopkins
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1977-04-18) 18 April 1977 (age 49)
Medal record
Men's cycling
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2008 BeijingSprint B VI 1–3
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing1 km Time Trial B VI 1–3

Shaun Hopkins (born 18 April 1977) is an Australian cyclist, who piloted vision impaired tandem cyclist Ben Demery throughout his career. His father and relatives of his mother were competitive cyclists. He began competitive cycling in 1985 and his first national competition was in 1995. He 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. 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. 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.

He works at a bike shop in the Sydney suburb of Casula.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Shaun Hopkins". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Athlete Search Results: Shaun Hopkins". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "About your bike fitter". ABC Bikes. Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  4. ↑ "Contact us". ABC Bikes. Retrieved 4 September 2026.