Luke Zaccaria
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Perth, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luke Zaccaria (born 3 February 1993) is an Australian track cyclist who serves as the tandem pilot for Kane Perris. He represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Zaccaria began his tandem career as a pilot for Brad Henderson. The tandem won three gold medals at the 2020 Australian Para-cycling Track National Championships.[1] He also guided Henderson to a sixth place finish at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.[2] He then served as the pilot for Beau Wootton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and won a bronze medal in the tandem sprint B event.[3]
In 2023 he became the pilot for Kane Perris. At the 2024 Para National Championships, the tandem set a national record in the team sprint and achieved a World Championship and Paralympic qualifying time in the 1 km time trial.[4] In March 2024, he competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. The tandem crashed on the opening day and Perris sustained a shoulder injury, three broken ribs and punctured lung.[5] In September 2024, he represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the time trial B event. During qualification they set a national record time of 1:00.374 to qualify third fastest for the final. During the finals they finished in fourth place with a time of 1:00.940, finishing 1.1 seconds behind the bronze medal team from Geramy.[6]
On 19 August 2025, he was selected to compete at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. He won a gold medal in the mixed team sprint B event with a world record time of 49.288.[7]
Zaccaria and Perris featured in Changing Track - a documentary on the Australian Paralympic Cycling team in the lead up to the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[8]
References
- ↑ "Luke Zaccaria wins three titles at Australian Para-cycling Track National Championships". wais.org. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Luke Zaccaria". auscycling.org. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Matt Richardson, Conor Leahy and Luke Zaccaria to make Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham". wais.org. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Assistance packages to help three West Aussies on the road to Paris". VenuesWest.wa. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Brotherly Love On Speed Dial As Perris Debuts In Paris". paralympic.org. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "'We said we've just got to rip it and send it': Donohoe, Boddington and Allan win Paralympic team sprint bronze". australiancyclingteam.com. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Paralympic Champions Selected For Track Cycling World Championships". paralympic.org. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "About". Changing Track. Retrieved 19 November 2025.