Australian Paralympic Cycling Team
Cycling has been contested at the Summer Paralympic Games since 1984. Australia first competed at the Seoul Games and won its first cycling medals at the Atlanta Games.[1] Australia was the number one ranked nation at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Games.
Notable Australian athlete performances:
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- Christopher Scott, a cerebral palsy athlete, has won 10 medals (6 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals) as a cyclist at four Games 1996 to 2008. He also competed at the 1988 and 1992 in football and athletics.
- Peter Homann, a cerebral palsy athlete, has won 7 medals (3 gold medals,3 silver medals and 1 bronze medal) at three Games – 1996 to 2004.
- Kieran Modra, a vision impaired athlete, has won 7 cycling medals (5 gold and 2 bronze medals). He has competed at seven Games, the last five as a cyclist.[1]
- Lindy Hou, a vision impaired athlete, has won 6 medals (1 gold medal, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals) at two Games – 2004 to 2008
Medal table
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 Seoul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1996 Atlanta | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2000 Sydney | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 1 |
| 2004 Athens | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 1 |
| 2008 Beijing | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 2012 London | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Total | 34 | 24 | 26 | 84 |
Summer Paralympic Games
Australian cycling team members at the Summer Paralympics
1984
Australia not represented.
1988
Australia represented by:
Men – Gregory Caines[1]
Australia did not win any medals.
1992
Australia represented by:
Men – Ronald Anderson, Paul Clohessy, Craig Elliott, Timothy Harris, Paul Lamond (Pilot), Stephen John Smith, Peter Stotzer
Women – Prue-Anne Reynalds
Officials – Ken Norris (Manager), Craig Jarvis, Joanne Sayers, Rod Stubbs (escorts)
Australia did not win any medals.
1996
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Australia represented by:
Men – Paul Clohessy, Kerry Golding (Pilot), Matthew Gray, Steven Gray (Pilot), Eddie Hollands (Pilot), , Peter Homann, Paul Lake, Paul Lamond (Pilot), Gregory Madson, Kieran Modra, Christopher Scott
Women – Lyn Lepore, Teresa Poole, Sandra Smith (Pilot)
Coaches – Kenneth Norris (Head), David Woodhouse
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Australia won 5 gold and 5 silver medals and was the number 1 ranked nation.
2000
Australia represented in cycling by:
Men – Greg Ball, Paul Clohessy, Matthew Gray, Steven Gray (Pilot), Darren Harry (Pilot), Eddie Hollands (Pilot),
Peter Homann, Paul Lake, Mark le Flohic, Kieran Modra, David Murray, Paul O'Neill (Pilot), Daniel Polson, Christopher Scott, Noel Sens, Russell Wolfe (Pilot)
Women – Christine Fisher, Lyn Lepore, Kerry Modra (Pilot), Tania Modra (Pilot), Lynette Nixon (Pilot), Sarnya Parker
Coaches – Kevin McIntosh (Head), Darryl Benson, Radek Valenta Officials – Elsa Lepore (Manager), John Beer, Rebecca Tweedy
Australia won 10 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze medals and was ranked the number 1 nation.[3][4][1]
2004
Australia represented in cycling:
Men – Greg Ball, Anthony Biddle, Robert Crowe (Pilot), Peter Brooks, Peter Homann, Mark le Flohic, Kieran Modra, Andrew Panazzolo, Christopher Scott, David Short (Pilot), Kial Stewart (Pilot)
Women – Lindy Hou, Lyn Lepore, Janelle Lindsay (Pilot), Kelly McCombie (Pilot), Claire McLean, Jenny MacPherson (Pilot), Toireasa Ryan (Pilot), Janet Shaw
Coaches – Kevin McIntosh (Head), Darryl Benson, Andrew Budge Officials – Elsa Lepore (Manager), John Beer, Paul Lamond
Australia won 10 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals and was the number 1 ranked nation. Leading cyclists were Christopher Scott (3 gold), Greg Ball (2 gold) and Kieran Modra (2 gold).[1][5]
2008
Representing Australia in cycling:
Men – Greg Ball, Ben Demery, Michael Gallagher, Steven George (Pilot), Shaun Hopkins (Pilot), Tyson Lawrence (Pilot), Bryce Lindores, Michael Milton, Kieran Modra, Christopher Scott
Women – Jane Armstrong, Toireasa Gallagher (Pilot), Lindy Hou, Felicity Johnson, Melissa Leckie, Jayme Paris, Katie Parker (Pilot)
Coaches – James Victor (Head Coach), Tom Skulander, Paul Martens
Officials – Mark Fulcher (Section Manager), Brett Hidson, Anouska Edwards, Alan Downes, Mark Bullen, Stuart Smith, Murray Lydeamore.[6]
Included on the Australian team was Michael Milton, a four-time gold medalist as a skier in the Winter Paralympics.[7] Mark le Flohic, gold medalist at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics, was to take part in the Beijing Games but had to pull out due to injury. Le Flohic broke his collar bone during training one week before the Games were to begin.[8]
Australia won 3 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze medals.
2012
Representing Australia in cycling:
Men – Nigel Barley, Michael Gallagher, Bryce Lindores, Kieran Modra, David Nicholas, Stuart Tripp, Sean Finning (pilot for- Bryce Lindores), Scott McPhee (pilot for- Kieran Modra)
Women – Carol Cooke, Alexandra Green, Felicity Johnson, Simone Kennedy, Jayme Paris, Susan Powell, Stephanie Morton (pilot for – Felicity Johnson)[9]
Support staff – Administration – Murray Lydeamore (Section Manager) ; Coaches – Peter Day (Head), Jenni Banks, Paul Martens, Tom Skulander ; Mechanic – Peter Giessauf, Mike Winter ; Physiotherapist – Anouska Edwards, Soft tissue therapist – Alan Downes[10]
Australia won six gold, four silver and four bronze medals. Fourteen out of fifteen cyclists won medals. Pilot Mark Jamieson was replaced in the selected team by Sean Finning.
See also
- Cycling at the Summer Paralympics
- List of Australian Paralympic cycling medalists
- Australia at the Paralympics
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Cycling Results". International Paralympic Committee Historical Results Database. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Australian Paralympic Federation 1996, p. 9
- ↑ Australian Media Guide : 2000 Paralympic Games. Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
- ↑ Annual Report 2000 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
- ↑ Media Guide – Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004.
- ↑ Media Guide Beijing 2008 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2008.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Peter (2 September 2008). "Security's not peachy keen, but cycling hope Milton is". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ↑ "Dual gold medallist withdraws from Paralympics". ABC News. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ↑ "APC names cyc,ling team for London". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 12 June 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Media Guide : London 2012 Paralympic Games (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012.