Devon Briggs (born 13 January 2004) is a New Zealand para-cyclist who competes in road and track events. He represented New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
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| Born | 13 January 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Cambridge, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Clubfoot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Damian Wiseman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editBriggs was born with severe clubfeet, and has undergone 19 surgeries. He began cycling at ten years old.[2]
Career
editBriggs made his international debut for New Zealand at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won silver medals in the time trial and omnium C4 events.[3] At 18 years old, he was the youngest member for New Zealand's cycling team.[4] He again competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won bronze medals in the time trial, individual pursuit, scratch race and omnium C3 events.[5][6][7]
In March 2024, Briggs represented New Zealand at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial C3 event with a world record time of 1:05.259.[8] He also won a silver medal in the omnium and a bronze medal in the individual pursuit.[9] In September 2024, he then competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fifth place in the individual pursuit C3 event and seventh place in the time trial C1–3 event. He competed in the track cycling events with a fractured sacrum and dislocated coccyx which he suffered in a crash during his final training session in Switzerland.[10] He then withdrew from the road cycling events at the Paralympics.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Devon Briggs". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Devon eyes a Parisian prize". teawamutunews.nz. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Murray seizes gold, Briggs silver in Para Cycling Track World Championships". paralympics.org. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Silver lining to Devon's golds". cambridgenews.nz. 16 April 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "2023 Cycling World Championships: Teenager Devon Briggs claims bronze in C3 Kilometre Time Trial". The New Zealand Herald. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Day 3 (track): Briggs bags bronze in Cycling World Championships!". paralympics.org. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Day 5 (track): Young Para cyclists shine at Super Worlds". paralympics.org. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Para Cycling Track World Championships 2024: Devon Briggs breaks world record". The New Zealand Herald. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "World record tumbles for Devon Briggs on Day 4 of Rio 2024". paralympics.org. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Chapman, Grant (31 August 2024). "Paralympics: Injured cyclist Devon Briggs leaves hospital bed to race at Paris". 1News. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Devon Briggs withdraws from road races". paralympics.org. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.