Darren Kenny

Darren Kenny

Personal information
Full name	Darren Kenny
Born	17 March 1970 (1970-03-17) (age 41) Salisbury, England, United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Track & Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team(s)
2008 - 2009	Dave Mellor Cycles
Medal record Competitor for  Great Britain Track cycling Paralympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Individual pursuit (CP 3) Gold 2004 Athens Kilo (CP 3) Gold 2008 Beijing Individual pursuit (CP 3) Silver 2004 Athens Combined RR & TT
Infobox last updated on 14 September 2008

Darren Kenny OBE (born 17 March 1970) is a British road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian. Kenny's results have made him one of his sport's biggest stars.^[1]

Career

Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, Kenny now lives in Verwood, Dorset.^[2] Having been involved in cycling since he was young, Kenny started racing at the age of eleven. In 1988, at the age of 19, an accident at the Tour of Ireland whilst descending the Wicklow Gap looked likely to have ended his career. He had damaged his neck, but did not realise the extent of the damage at the time.^[1] A series of accidents after that exacerbated his condition, as Kenny put it: "until I was just lying on the sofa putting on weight and on heavy medication.”^[3]

At thirty years old, Kenny returned to cycling, initially to improve his fitness, but he soon began racing once more.^[1] Encouraged by a friend, Kenny contacted British Cycling to find out more about Paralympics racing. He competed at the British National Track Championships, achieving some good times, he was invited onto the Paralympic squad.^[3]

In January 2008, Kenny was nominated for "Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability" Laureus World Sports Awards, which recognise sporting achievement during the previous year.^[4]

Kenny, managed to set a new world record in the preliminary round of the Individual pursuit (CP 3) at the Paralympics,^[5] the new record was 5.812 seconds faster than his own previous world record.^[6]

Kenny was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.^[7]

Results

2004

1 Gold, Kilo, Paralympics, Athens

1 Gold, Pursuit, Paralympics, Athens

2 Silver, Combined Road Race and Time Trial, Paralympics, Athens

2005

1 Gold, 200m, World Disability Championships

1 Gold, Kilo, World Disability Championships

1 Gold, Pursuit, World Disability Championships

1 Gold, Team Sprint, World Disability Championships

1 Gold, Road Race, World Disability Championships

2 Silver, Time Trial, World Disability Championships

2006

1 Gold, Kilo, World Disability Championships

1 Gold, Pursuit, World Disability Championships

2 Silver, Time Trial, World Disability Championships

2 Silver, Road Race, World Disability Championships

2007

1 Gold, Kilo, World Disability Championships

1 Gold, Pursuit, World Disability Championships

3 Bronze, Time Trial, World Disability Championships

3 Bronze, Road Race

2008

1 Gold Men's 1km time trial (CP 3), Paralympics, Beijing

1 Gold Men's team sprint (LC1–4 CP3/4), Paralympics, Beijing (with Mark Bristow and Jody Cundy)

1 Gold Individual pursuit (CP 3), Paralympics, Beijing

1 Gold Men's road race (LC 3–4/CP 3), Paralympics, Beijing

2 Silver Men's road time trial (CP 3), Paralympics, Beijing

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "BBC Dorset - People - Darren Kenny". BBC. 2006-05-15. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2006/05/15/darren_kenny_paralympian_profile.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
2. ^ "Athlete Biography - KENNY Darren". Beijing Paralympics official website. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/1206617.shtml. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Chris Sidwells (2008-08-04). "Around Poole Harbour With Darren Kenny". Cycling Weekly. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/rides/Around_Poole_Harbour_with_Darren_Kenny_article_264911.html. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
4. ^ "Laureus World Sports Awards, St. Petersburg 2008". Dareen Kenny official website. 2008-01-24. http://www.darrenkenny.co.uk/2008/01/laureus-world-sports-awards-st-petersburg-2008.html. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
5. ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit (CP 3) Qualifying" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/CT/C73A1/CTM026900.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-07. 
6. ^ "Kenny's record could go in final". China.org.cn. 2008-09-07. http://www.china.org.cn/paralympics/2008-09/07/content_16406085.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-08. 
7. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 10. 31 December 2008.

External links

• Official website
• British Cycling Bio
• Dave Mellor CyclesOfficial website

Persondata
Name	Kenny, Darren
Alternative names
Short description	Road and track racing cyclist
Date of birth	1970-03-15
Place of birth	Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Date of death
Place of death