Darryn William Hill (born 11 August 1974) is an Australian former
racing cyclist
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, specialising in the sprint events of
track cycling
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History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its i ...
. Hill was an
Australian Institute of Sport
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scholarship holder.
AIS Athletes at the Olympics
Major results
;1994
:Commonwealth Games
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, Victoria
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* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
:: 1 km time trial
:: Sprint
: Track Cycling World Championships
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, Palermo
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:: Sprint
;1995
: Track Cycling World Championships
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, Bogotá
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:: Sprint
;1996
: Track Cycling World Championships
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, Manchester
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:: Team Sprint (with Shane Kelly
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and Gary Neiwand
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Biography
Early life and career
Neiwand was born in Melbourne, Victoria, on 4 Sept ...
)
:: Sprint
;1997
: Track Cycling World Championships
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, Perth
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:: Sprint
;1998
: Track Cycling World Cup
:: Keirin, Berlin
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:Commonwealth Games
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, Kual Lumpur
:: Sprint
;1999
: Track Cycling World Cup
:: Sprint, Mexico City
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;2000
: Olympic Games
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, Sydney
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:: Sprint
References
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Australian male cyclists
Australian Institute of Sport cyclists
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Cyclists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
Olympic cyclists for Australia
UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men)
1974 births
Living people
Sportsmen from Western Australia
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Olympic bronze medalists in cycling
Cyclists from Perth, Western Australia
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Australian track cyclists
Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in cycling
Commonwealth Games silver medallists in cycling
Commonwealth Games gold medallists in cycling
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