Jump to content

Sarnya Parker: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Removed unknown parameters per Template:Infobox sportsperson and added disability and sport parameters
 
(6 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 12: Line 12:
| weight =
| weight =
| currentteam =
| currentteam =
| discipline = Road & Track
| disability = Visual impairment
| role = Rider
| sport = [[Para-cycling]]
| ridertype = Paralympic (Blind)
| amateuryears =
| amateuryears =
| amateurteams =
| amateurteams =
Line 32: Line 31:
{{MedalSilver|2002 Altenstadt|Women's Road Time Trial B & VI}}
{{MedalSilver|2002 Altenstadt|Women's Road Time Trial B & VI}}
}}
}}
⚫
'''Sarnya Marie Parker''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/886942|title=Parker, Sarnya Marie, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref> (born 6 June 1975)<ref name=2000-media-guide>{{cite book|title=Media guide : 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney, Australia|year=2000}}</ref> is an Australian visually impaired [[paralympic]] [[tandem bicycle|tandem cyclist]]. She was born in the South Australian town of [[Loxton, South Australia|Loxton]].<ref name="2000-media-guide"/> Before she took up Paralympic tandem cycling, she was a nationally ranked top-ten [[pentathlon|pentathlete]].<ref name="advertiser">{{cite news|title=Pedal pals in hot seat|publisher=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=17 October 2000|page=70}}</ref> She won a gold medal in [[long jump]] at the [[1999 FESPIC Games]] in Thailand.<ref name="2000-media-guide"/>
[[File:231000 - Cycling track Tania Modra Sarnya Parker Australian flag 2 - 3b - 2000 Sydney race photo.jpg|thumb|left|Parker waves the Australian flag at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Women's Tandem Individual Pursuit Open after winning gold with cycling partner Tania Modra (pilot)]]


⚫
Eighteen months before the [[2000 Sydney Paralympics|2000 Sydney Games]], visually impaired Paralympic tandem cyclist [[Kieran Modra]] convinced her to switch from athletics to cycling because of the limited opportunities in the former sport for Paralympians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Track switch yields victory|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=21 October 2000|page=19|first=Melissa|last=Ryan}}</ref> He introduced her to his sister, [[Tania Modra]], despite Modra's lack of competitive cycling experience, and she became Parker's pilot.<ref name="advertiser"/> She won two gold medals for Australia with Modra at the 2000 Sydney Games in the 1&nbsp;km road race and 3000&nbsp;m pursuit,<ref name="advertiser"/><ref name=IPC-AUS>{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=AUS&gender=all&medal=medals&sport=all&games=2000PG|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> for which she received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]];<ref name="oam"/> the pair broke the world record in both events.<ref>{{cite news|title=Another record as pair cut a golden swathe|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=22 October 2000|page=8|first=Melissa|last=Ryan}}</ref> In 2000, she received an [[Australian Sports Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/977605|title=Parker, Sarnya: Australian Sports Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref> In 2009, a walking trail on the riverfront of Loxton was named after her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-10-02/thousands-expected-at-loxton-show/1087754|title=Thousands expected at Loxton Show|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=2 October 2009|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>
⚫
'''Sarnya Marie Parker''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=886942&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Parker, Sarnya Marie, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref> (born 6 June 1975)<ref name=2000-media-guide>{{cite book|title=Media guide : 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|location=Sydney, Australia|year=2000}}</ref> is an Australian visually impaired [[paralympic]] [[tandem bicycle|tandem cyclist]]. She was born in the South Australian town of [[Loxton, South Australia|Loxton]].<ref name="2000-media-guide"/> Before she took up Paralympic tandem cycling, she was a nationally ranked top-ten [[pentathlon|pentathlete]].<ref name="advertiser">{{cite news|title=Pedal pals in hot seat|publisher=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=17 October 2000|page=70}}</ref> She won a gold medal in [[long jump]] at the 1999 [[FESPIC Games]] in Thailand.<ref name="2000-media-guide"/>

⚫
Eighteen months before the [[2000 Sydney Paralympics|2000 Sydney Games]], visually impaired Paralympic tandem cyclist [[Kieran Modra]] convinced her to switch from athletics to cycling because of the limited opportunities in the former sport for Paralympians.<ref>{{cite news|title=Track switch yields victory|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=21 October 2000|page=19|first=Melissa|last=Ryan}}</ref> He introduced her to his sister, [[Tania Modra]], despite Modra's lack of competitive cycling experience, and she became Parker's pilot.<ref name="advertiser"/> She won two gold medals for Australia with Modra at the 2000 Sydney Games in the 1&nbsp;km road race and 3000&nbsp;m pursuit,<ref name="advertiser"/><ref name=IPC-AUS>{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=AUS&gender=all&medal=medals&sport=all&games=2000PG|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref> for which she received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]];<ref name="oam"/> the pair broke the world record in both events.<ref>{{cite news|title=Another record as pair cut a golden swathe|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=22 October 2000|page=8|first=Melissa|last=Ryan}}</ref> In 2000, she received an [[Australian Sports Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=977605&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Parker, Sarnya: Australian Sports Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref> In 2009, a walking trail on the riverfront of Loxton was named after her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-10-02/thousands-expected-at-loxton-show/1087754|title=Thousands expected at Loxton Show|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=2 October 2009|accessdate=24 January 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
Line 49: Line 46:
[[Category:Cyclists from South Australia]]
[[Category:Cyclists from South Australia]]
[[Category:Australian female cyclists]]
[[Category:Australian female cyclists]]
[[Category:Paralympic cyclists of Australia]]
[[Category:Paralympic cyclists for Australia]]
[[Category:Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Australia]]
[[Category:Paralympic gold medalists for Australia]]
[[Category:Paralympic cyclists with a vision impairment]]
[[Category:Paralympic cyclists with a vision impairment]]
[[Category:Blind people from Australia]]
[[Category:Australian blind people]]
[[Category:Paralympic medalists in cycling]]

Latest revision as of 18:52, 23 July 2024

Sarnya Parker
Parker (shown left) with her cycling partner Tania Modra, ecstatic after winning gold in the 2000 Summer Paralympics Women's Tandem Individual Pursuit Open event
Personal information
Full nameSarnya Marie Parker
Born (1975-06-06) 6 June 1975 (age 49)
Loxton, South Australia
Sport
SportPara-cycling
DisabilityVisual impairment
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 1 km Time Trial Tandem open
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Individual Pursuit Tandem open
IPC Track and Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Altenstadt Women's 200 m Time Trial B & VI
Gold medal – first place 2002 Altenstadt Women's 1000 m Time Trial B & VI
Gold medal – first place 2002 Altenstadt Women's Road Race B & VI
Silver medal – second place 2002 Altenstadt Women's Road Time Trial B & VI

Sarnya Marie Parker, OAM[1] (born 6 June 1975)[2] is an Australian visually impaired paralympic tandem cyclist. She was born in the South Australian town of Loxton.[2] Before she took up Paralympic tandem cycling, she was a nationally ranked top-ten pentathlete.[3] She won a gold medal in long jump at the 1999 FESPIC Games in Thailand.[2]

Eighteen months before the 2000 Sydney Games, visually impaired Paralympic tandem cyclist Kieran Modra convinced her to switch from athletics to cycling because of the limited opportunities in the former sport for Paralympians.[4] He introduced her to his sister, Tania Modra, despite Modra's lack of competitive cycling experience, and she became Parker's pilot.[3] She won two gold medals for Australia with Modra at the 2000 Sydney Games in the 1 km road race and 3000 m pursuit,[3][5] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia;[1] the pair broke the world record in both events.[6] In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[7] In 2009, a walking trail on the riverfront of Loxton was named after her.[8]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Parker, Sarnya Marie, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Media guide : 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games. Sydney, Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2000.
  3. ^ a b c "Pedal pals in hot seat". The Advertiser. 17 October 2000. p. 70.
  4. ^ Ryan, Melissa (21 October 2000). "Track switch yields victory". The Age. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  6. ^ Ryan, Melissa (22 October 2000). "Another record as pair cut a golden swathe". The Age. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Parker, Sarnya: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Thousands expected at Loxton Show". ABC News. 2 October 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarnya_Parker&oldid=1236259372"