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. Cycling is Australia's third most successful Paralympic medal sport behind athletics and swimming.

Leading medalists

As of the 2012 Games.

Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Christopher Scott 6 2 2 10Kieran Modra5 0 2 7Peter Homann 3 3 1 7 Lindy Hou1 3 2 6 Greg Ball3 0 1 4Mark le Flohic11 1 4Michael Gallager2024Paul Lake 12 1 4Toireasa Gallagher0314 Matthew Gray 2103 Peter Brooks 20 1 3 Tania Modra 2 002 Sarnya Parker 2 002Teresa Poole 2 002Sandra Smith 2 002 Ben Demery2 0 0 2 Shaun Hopkins2 0 0 2 Felicity Johnson1 1 0 2 Susan Powell1 1 0 2 David Nicholas1 0 1 2 Jayme Paris00 2 2

Summer Paralympic Games

1996

Australia won 5 gold and 5 silver medals.

Medal Name Event Mixed 5000 m time trial bicycle CP4 Mixed 20k bicycle CP4 , Kieran Modra Mixed 200 m sprint tandem open , Teresa Poole Women's time trial tandem open , Teresa Poole Women's individual pursuit tandem open Mixed 5000 m time trial bicycle CP4 Mixed 20k bicycle CP4 , Paul Clohessy Men's individual pursuit tandem open Mixed omnium LC1 Mixed omnium LC2

2000

Australia won 10 gold, 3 silver and 8 bronze medals.

Medal Name Event , Matthew Gray, Paul Lake Mixed Olympic Team Sprint LC1-LC3 , Darren Harry Men's tandem sprint open Mixed 1km time trial LC1 , Tania Modra Women's individual pursuit tandem open , Tania Modra Women's 1 km time trial tandem open Mixed bicycle road race CP div 4 Mixed bicycle road race LC2 Mixed bicycle time trial CP div 4 , Lynette Nixon Women's tandem road race open Mixed tricycle 5.4 km time trial CP div 2 Mixed bicycle road race LC1 , Lynette Nixon Women's 1 km time trial tandem open Mixed individual pursuit LC2 Mixed bicycle road race CP div 4 Mixed bicycle time trial CP div 4 Mixed tricycle 1.9 km time trial CP div 2 Mixed 1 km time trial LC1 Mixed 1 km time trial LC2 , Paul Clohessy Men's 1 km time trial tandem open Mixed individual pursuit LC1 , Lynette Nixon Women's individual pursuit tandem open

2004 Australia won 10 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals.

Medal Name Event Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP4 Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit CP4 Men's tricycle road race CP 1/2 Men's bicycle 1 km time trial LC 1-4 , Kial Stewart Men's tandem 1 km time trial B1-3 Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuit LC1 , Robert Crowe Men's tandem 4 km individual pursuit B1-3 , David Short Men's tandem sprint B1-3 , Peter Brook, Christopher Scott Men's bicycle team sprint LC 1-4&CP 3/4 , Janelle Lindsay Women's tandem sprint B 1-3 Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP4 Men's tricycle time trial CP1/2 Women's bicycle time trial LC 1-4&CP 3/4 , Toireasa Ryan Women's tandem road race/time trial B1-3 Men's bicycle 1 km time trial CP3/4 Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit CP4 , Toireasa Ryan Women's tandem 3 km individual pursuit B1-3 Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC1 , Robert Crowe Men's tandem road race/time trial B1-3 , Janet Shaw Women's tandem road race/time trial B1-3 Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit CP3 , Kial Stewart Men's tandem sprint B1-3 , Janelle Lindsay Women's tandem 1 km time trial B1-3 , Janet Shaw Women's tandem 3 km individual pursuit B1-3

2008 Australia won 3 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze medals.

Medal Name Event Men's individual pursuit LC1 , Tyson Lawrence Men's individual pursuit B&VI Men's individual pursuit CP4 Men's road time trial CP4 , Shaun Hopkins Men's 1km time trial B&VI , Shaun Hopkins Men's sprint (B&VI 1–3) , Toireasa Gallagher Individual pursuit B&VI 1–3 , Katie Parker Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3) , Toireasa Gallagher Women's 1km time trial B&VI 1–3 , Tyson Lawrence Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1–3 , Steven George Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1–3 Women's 500m time trial LC3–4/CP 3 Men's 1km time trial CP 4 Men's 1km time trial LC 3–4 Men's road race LC 1–2/CP 4

2012 Australia won 6 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals.

Medal Name Event Mixed T 1-2 Road Time Trial , Stephanie Morton (pilot) Women's 1km time trial B Women's individual pursuit C4 , Scott McPhee (pilot) Men's individual pursuit B Men's Individual C 3 Road Time Trial Men's Individual C5 Pursuit Women's individual pursuit C1-3 Women's Individual C 4 Road Time Trial Men's Individual H 3 Road Time Trial , Sean Finning (pilot) Men's individual pursuit B Women's individual pursuit C4 Women's Individual C1-2-3 500m Time Trial Men's Individual C 5 Road Time Trial Men's Individual C1-3 Road Race

See also Australian Paralympic Cycling Team Cycling at the Summer Paralympics Australia at the Paralympics

External links Cycling Australia's Paralympic Games

References