Darren Brian Thrupp, OAM[1] (born 6 December 1966)[2][3] is an Australian Paralympic athlete competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.

[2] He acquired a brain injury in a car accident on a dusty Queensland road in February 1985 on the way home from a cricket match against Surat.

[5] Before the accident, like many young men from country Queensland, he was involved in running, cricket and playing A-grade rugby league for the Wallumbilla Herefords.

[4] His confidence was also assisted by being offered at job at the Roma Railway Station freight shed.

He credits this support for assisting him to win a gold medal at 1992 Barcelona Games[4] During his career, Thrupp has trained on his own in the bush around Wallumbilla.

There I was a bloke from outback Queensland, running in front of 100,000 people, so in my event I ran too hard early on and missed out".

[7] His sixth appearance in the 2008 Beijing Games led to a third successive men's 4x100 m relay gold medal.