Nicholas Paul (cyclist)

For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Nick Paul.

Nicholas Paul
Nicholas Paul in 2018
Personal information
Born (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 25)
Gasparillo, Trinidad and Tobago
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Team information
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Roubaix 1 km time trial
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Sprint
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Keirin
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Keirin
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Sprint
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 1km Time Trial

Nicholas Paul (born 23 September 1998) is a Trinidadian track cyclist, who specializes in sprinting events.[1][2]

Career

On 6 September 2019, Paul set a flying 200m world record of 9.100 seconds at the Elite Pan American Track Cycling Championships in Coachabamba, Bolivia.[3] The previous record of 9.347 seconds by France's Francois Pervis had stood since 2013.[4]

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in the quarterfinals of the sprint competition, Paul won his first ride against Denis Dmitriev (ROC) but was disqualified in the second ride for not holding his line in the final sprint. Paul went on to lose the third ride controversially when Dmitriev cut in front of him in the sprinter's lane but the appeal from the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee was denied.[5]

In September 2021, Paul participated in the UCI Track Nations Cycling Cup, coming away with triple Golds in the Kilo Time Trial, Keirin & Sprints.[6][7][8] In October of that year, Paul earned a silver in the Kilo Time Trial at the UCI World Championships.[9]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Paul took gold in the keirin, beating Jack Carlin of Scotland and Shah Sahrom of Malaysia. His victory ended Trinidad and Tobago's 52-year wait for a medal in cycling at the Commonwealth Games.[10] He also won a silver medal in the sprint event.[11] He also won a bronze medal in the 1km Time Trial event.[12]

Major results

2015
1st Kilometer, Junior National Track Championships
2017
1st Sprint, National Track Championships
2nd Team sprint, Pan American Track Championships (with Kwesi Browne & Njisane Phillip)
2018
Central American and Caribbean Games
1st Kilometer
1st Sprint
1st Team sprint (with Kwesi Browne & Njisane Phillip)
Pan American Track Championships
1st Team sprint (with Kwesi Browne & Njisane Phillip)
2nd Sprint
3rd Kilometer
2021
UCI Nations Cup
1st Kilometer[6]
1st Keirin[7]
1st Sprint[8]
UCI World Track Championships
2nd Kilometer[9]
4th Keirin[13]
2022
Commonwealth Games
1st Keirin
2nd Sprint
3rd 1km Time Trial
2023
2nd Sprint, UCI World Track Championships[8]

References

  1. ^ "Nicholas Paul". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Nicholas Paul". Eurosport. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ Ali, Azad (27 September 2019). "T&T cyclist shatters world record". Caribbean Life. New York. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Union Cycliste Internationale – Men Elite – World Records" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Paul's Olympic medal hopes ends with violation call". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "2021 Tissot UCI Track Cycling Nation Cup – Cali – Men's 1Km Time Trial- | Tissot Timing". www.tissottiming.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "2021 Tissot UCI Track Cycling Nation Cup – Cali – Men's Keirin- | Tissot Timing". www.tissottiming.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "2021 Tissot UCI Track Cycling Nation Cup – Cali – Men's Sprint- | Tissot Timing". www.tissottiming.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  9. ^ a b "HI-HO SILVER! Paul bags T&T's first 'Worlds' medal in 30 years". Team TTO | Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Paul pedals to historic Commonwealth keirin gold". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's Sprint results". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Cycling Track – Men's 1km Time Trial results".
  13. ^ "After historic Worlds performance, Nicholas Paul hunts UCI Champions League success". Team TTO | Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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