Hans-Peter Durst
{{Short description|German para cyclist}}
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| caption = Durst in 2017
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| birth_place = Dortmund, Germany
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| sport = Para-cycling
| disability_class = T2
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{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 London|Time trial T1–2}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Time trial T1–2}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Road race T1–2}}
{{MedalCompetition|UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Nottwil|Time trial T2}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Nottwil|Road race T2}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Pietermaritzburg|Time trial T1–2}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Pietermaritzburg|Road race T1–2}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Emmen|Time trial T1–2}}
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Hans-Peter Durst (born 24 May 1958) is a German former para cyclist who won two gold medals at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, and a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He won gold medals at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.
Personal life
File:Hans-Peter Durst Silber.jpg silver medal|alt=Man with glasses draped in a German flag holding up a silver medal.]]
Durst is from Dortmund, Germany.{{cite news| url=https://rp-online.de/sport/olympia-sommer/paralympics/paralympics-2016-hans-peter-durst-haette-auch-ohne-lenker-gewonnen_aid-18466059| title=Durst "hätte auch ohne Lenker gewonnen"| language=de| work=Rheinische Post| date=15 September 2016| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=12 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112172701/https://rp-online.de/sport/olympia-sommer/paralympics/paralympics-2016-hans-peter-durst-haette-auch-ohne-lenker-gewonnen_aid-18466059| url-status=live}} He has two children.{{cite web| url=https://www.sport.de/news/ne2424736/das-verrueckte-rennen-des-hans-peter-durst/| title=Das verrückte Rennen des Hans-Peter Durst| language=de| publisher=Sport.de| date=15 September 2016| accessdate=13 January 2022}} Durst has a loss of the sense of balance after a traumatic brain injury,{{cite web| url=https://www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/athleten/details/hans-peter-durst| title=Hans-Peter Durst| language=de| publisher=National Paralympic Committee Germany| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=18 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518072649/https://www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/athleten/details/hans-peter-durst| url-status=live}} caused by a car accident in 1994.
Career
Durst competed in T2 classification competitions, for athletes that use a tricycle. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he came second in the time trial T1–2 event. At the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, he won the road race{{cite web |url=http://62.50.72.82/uciroot/cmpar/2015/roa/RR_Results.aspx?id=50083_RR_MT2&language=eng&class=MT2&event=Men_Road_Race_-_28_km |title=MT2 > Men Road Race - 28 km > Results |work=UCI |date=1 August 2015 |access-date=9 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006103748/http://62.50.72.82/uciroot/cmpar/2015/roa/RR_Results.aspx?id=50083_RR_MT2&language=eng&class=MT2&event=Men_Road_Race_-_28_km }} and time trial T2 events.{{cite web |url=http://62.50.72.82/uciroot/cmpar/2015/roa/TT_Results.aspx?id=50083_TT_MT2&language=eng&class=MT2&event=Men_Time_Trial_-_14_km |title=MT2 > Men Time Trial - 14 km > Results |work=UCI |date=30 July 2015 |access-date=8 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006102947/http://62.50.72.82/uciroot/cmpar/2015/roa/TT_Results.aspx?id=50083_TT_MT2&language=eng&class=MT2&event=Men_Time_Trial_-_14_km }}
In the road time trial T1–2 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Durst's saddle fell off his tricycle after {{convert|500|m|mi}} of the race, and he rode for {{convert|14.5|km|mi}} without a saddle. Nevertheless, he won the competition, by over a minute.
He also won the road race T1–2 at the same Games.{{cite news| url=https://www.zeit.de/sport/2016-09/paralympics-gold-radsport-hans-peter-durst| title=Radsportler Hans-Peter Durst holt zweites Gold| language=de| work=Die Zeit| date=16 September 2016| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=12 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112180527/https://www.zeit.de/sport/2016-09/paralympics-gold-radsport-hans-peter-durst| url-status=live}} Durst's tricycle at the Games cost €18,000, and weighed {{convert|11.8|kg|lb}}, which was just above the competition's minimum weight limit.{{cite news| url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/paralympics-hans-peter-durst-sattelfest-auf-drei-raedern/19253372.html| title=Sattelfest auf drei Rädern| language=de| work=Der Tagesspiegel| date=16 January 2017| access-date=13 January 2022}}
In 2017, Durst won the time trial and road race T2 events at the Para-Cycling World Cup event in Emmen, Netherlands.{{cite web| url=https://www.rad-net.de/rad-net-newsarchiv.htm?newsid=42296| title=Para-Cycling: Fünf deutsche Weltcup-Siege| language=de| publisher=German Cycling Federation| date=3 July 2017| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=13 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113090642/https://www.rad-net.de/rad-net-newsarchiv.htm?newsid=42296| url-status=live}} At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Durst won the time trial and road race T2 events.{{cite web| url=https://www.rad-net.de/rad-net-newsarchiv.htm?newsid=42941| title=Tokio 2020: Dortmunds Oberbürgermeister übernimmt Schirmherrschaft für Paracycler Durst| language=de| publisher=German Cycling Federation| date=19 September 2017| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=13 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113090647/https://www.rad-net.de/rad-net-newsarchiv.htm?newsid=42941| url-status=live}} As of 2018, Durst was the oldest professional cyclist registered with the Union Cycliste Internationale.{{cite magazine| url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/andrea-tafi-registers-uci-pursuit-paris-roubaix-return-400130| title=Andrea Tafi Registers UCI Pursuit Paris-Roubaix| magazine=Cycling Weekly| date=2018| access-date=13 January 2022}} He did not compete at the Para-Cycling World Cup in 2018, and missed much of the 2019 season as well for health reasons. At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, he won the time trial event.{{cite web| url=https://www.sport-rhein-erft.de/para-basketball/2019-09-13/gold-und-silber-fuer-dreiradfahrer-durst-und-jaeger/| title=GOLD UND SILBER FÜR DREIRADFAHRER DURST UND JÄGER| language=de| publisher=Sport Ehein Erft| date=13 September 2019| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=12 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112172739/https://www.sport-rhein-erft.de/para-basketball/2019-09-13/gold-und-silber-fuer-dreiradfahrer-durst-und-jaeger/| url-status=live}}
In May 2021, Durst chose not to compete in the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, due to the COVID-19 pandemic,{{cite web| url=https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/ef3c80a8-7b01-4706-af4c-b9b233df1cbf.html| title=Para-Cycler Durst verzichtet auf Paralympics-Teilnahme in Tokio| language=de| publisher=German Cycling Federation| date=17 May 2021| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=17 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517122924/https://www.rad-net.de/ajax.aspx/content/ef3c80a8-7b01-4706-af4c-b9b233df1cbf.html| url-status=live}} the effect of the Paralympics on Japan's COVID-19 rates, and in solidarity with the Japanese people, most of whom did not want the Games to happen.{{cite news| url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/kolumne-meine-paralympics-hans-peter-durst-hat-es-satt/27246748.html| title=Hans-Peter Durst hat es satt| language=de| work=Der Tagesspiegel| date=25 June 2021| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=27 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627101927/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/kolumne-meine-paralympics-hans-peter-durst-hat-es-satt/27246748.html| url-status=live}}{{cite news| url=https://www1.wdr.de/sport/mehr-sport/paralympics-hans-peter-durst-102.html| title=Paralympics: Zweifacher Goldmedaillen-Gewinner Durst sagt aus Respekt und Solidarität ab| language=de| work=Westdeutscher Rundfunk| date=17 May 2021| access-date=12 January 2022| archive-date=12 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112174751/https://www1.wdr.de/sport/mehr-sport/paralympics-hans-peter-durst-102.html| url-status=live}} In June 2021, he competed at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.{{cite web| url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1108795/uci-para-cycling-world-championships| title=Defending champions in pole position to race at UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships on Estoril circuit| publisher=Inside the Games| date=8 June 2021| access-date=13 January 2022}}
In June 2022, Durst announced his retirement from para-cycling.{{cite news| url=https://www.sport1.de/news/paralympics/2022/06/paralympicssieger-durst-beendet-karriere| title=Paralympicssieger beendet Karriere| language=de| work=Sport1| date=7 June 2022| accessdate=13 June 2022}}
Honours
Durst was named Dortmund's athlete of the year for 2011 and 2012.{{cite web| url=https://www.lokalkompass.de/dortmund-city/c-sport/durst-schafft-double_a260246| title=Durst schafft Double| language=de| publisher=Lokal Kompass| date=6 February 2013| access-date=18 January 2022}} He won the award again in 2016.{{cite news| url=http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/specials/sportlerwahl/Dortmunds-Sportler-des-Jahres-2016-Lueckenkemper-Durst-und-Schmidla-Baer-raeumen-ab;art115096,3209896| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155754/http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/specials/sportlerwahl/Dortmunds-Sportler-des-Jahres-2016-Lueckenkemper-Durst-und-Schmidla-Baer-raeumen-ab;art115096,3209896| title=Lückenkemper, Durst und Schmidla/Bär räumen ab| language=de| work=Ruhr Nachrichten| date=2016|archive-date=11 February 2017| access-date=12 January 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{IPC profile|hans-peter-durst}}
- {{TDP profile|hans-peter-durst}}
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Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Category:Sportspeople from Dortmund
Category:People with traumatic brain injuries