Discipline
Para Athletics
- 1500m T38
Paralympic Games Attended
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Paris 2024
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Sporting Career Highlight
Achieving 2nd place in the 1500m Ambulant Open at 16 years old at the Australian Nationals in 2022
They don’t know me son - David Goggins
Angus Hincksman started running at 9 years old and hasn’t stopped.
Born in Adelaide in 2005, he was diagnosed with a brain injury at birth, growing up he suffered seizures and early on there was some doubt if he would be able to walk. Angus was determined and started his journey in athletics running cross country in 2015 making the school’s able-bodied team.
He was later classified as a T38, which is reserved for athletes with Cerebral Palsy, a condition that effects muscle control, balance and coordination.
Angus’ first step towards international success was to claim all National Age records for his classification – which he has achieved most of them in both the 800m and 1500m. He went on to break the National U16 T38 records for both 1500m and 800m and received a Scholarship to attend Westminster School at the end of 2020.
2022 was an exceptional year, he claimed two golds in the 800m and 1500m able body events at the U18 State Championships. At the Australian Track and Field Championships, he passed Tokyo Bronze medallist Deon Kenzie and Paralympian Daniel Bounty to cross the finish line to claim silver in a personal record time of 4:06.25.
It secured him a spot at the 2022 Oceania Championships, where he claimed fourth in the 400m and gold in the 1500m.
