Hans-Peter Durst

Hans-Peter Durst (born 24 May 1958) He has two children. Durst has a loss of the sense of balance after a traumatic brain injury, caused by a car accident in 1994. and time trial T2 events.

In the road time trial T1–2 event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Durst's saddle fell off his tricycle after of the race, and he rode for without a saddle. Durst's tricycle at the Games cost €18,000, and weighed , which was just above the competition's minimum weight limit.

In 2017, Durst won the time trial and road race T2 events at the Para-Cycling World Cup event in Emmen, Netherlands. At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Durst won the time trial and road race T2 events. As of 2018, Durst was the oldest professional cyclist registered with the Union Cycliste Internationale. 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.

In May 2021, Durst chose not to compete in the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 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. In June 2021, he competed at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.

In June 2022, Durst announced his retirement from para-cycling.

Honours Durst was named Dortmund's athlete of the year for 2011 and 2012. He won the award again in 2016.