Shaun Hopkins
Shaun Hopkins is an Australian cyclist, who piloted vision impaired tandem cyclist Ben Demery throughout his career. His father and relatives of his mother were competitive cyclists. He began competitive cycling in 1985 and his first national competition was in 1995. He won a silver medal in the sprint and a bronze medal in the 1 km time trial at his first international competition, the 2006 IPC Cycling World Championships. In the next year's UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, he won silver medals in both the sprint and the 1 km time trial. At the 2008 Beijing Games, he won two silver medals in the Men's Sprint B VI 1–3 and Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1–3 events.
He manages a bike store and lives in the Sydney suburb of Fairfield.
