Darryn Hill

1995: World Champion - Sprint 1996: World Champion - Team Sprint

Darryn William Hill ( born August 11, 1974 in Perth ) is an Australian former racing cyclist and two-time world champion.

1991 and 1992 took Darryn Hill podium at Junior Track World Championships in the sprint and in the 1000 -meter time trial. In 1994 he was in the sprint third in the Commonwealth Games as well as second in the UCI Track World Championships in Palermo. 1995, in Bogota, he won the world title in the sprint, one year later in the team sprint ( with Gary Neiwand and Shane Kelly).

1996, in Manchester, and in 1997, in his hometown of Perth, Hill succeeded once again to be off third in the sprint at web - Cycling World Championships. At the Olympic Games in front of home crowd in Sydney in 2000, he won the bronze medal in the team sprint ( with Gary Neiwand and Sean Eadie ), after he had finished fifth in the sprint in Atlanta already at the Games in 1996.

1994 and 1995 received the Hill " Hubert Opperman Award" ( " Oppy Oscar "), and named after the legendary Australian cycling star Hubert Opperman, for the best performance of the year in Australian sport.

Darryn Hill is known for his quick temper; he was repeatedly involved in brawls. In 2000 he attacked his teammate Ben Kersten during a workout and it was occupied by the Australian Cycling Federation with a fine.