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{{MedalBronze|[[2008 Paralympic Games|2008 Beijing]]|[[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 1km time trial (B&VI 1-3)|Kilo (B&VI 1–3)]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2008 Paralympic Games|2008 Beijing]]|[[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)|Kilo (B&VI 1–3)]]}}



'''Kieran John Modra''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=887498&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Modra, Kieran John, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref> (born 27 March 1972)<ref name="dob-loc">{{cite web|archiveurl=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/2000/Z2000-Jan-20/http://www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paracycl.html |archivedate=20 January 2000|title=Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Cyclists|publisher=[[Australian Sports Commission]]|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref> is a visually impaired Australian cyclist.
'''Kieran John Modra''', [[Order of Australia|OAM]]<ref name="oam">{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=887498&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Modra, Kieran John, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref> (born 27 March 1972)<ref name="dob-loc">{{cite web|archiveurl=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/2000/Z2000-Jan-20/http://www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paracycl.html |archivedate=20 January 2000|title=Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Cyclists|publisher=[[Australian Sports Commission]]|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref> is a visually impaired Australian cyclist.


==Biography==
==Personal==
Modra was born in [[Port Lincoln, South Australia|Port Lincoln]], [[South Australia]].<ref name="dob-loc" /> Visually impaired from birth, Modra competed in [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] at the [[1988 Summer Paralympics]] and in both athletics and [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] at the [[1992 Summer Paralympics|1992 Paralympics]] in [[Barcelona]], where he won two bronze medals in the Men's 100 m Backstroke B3 and Men's 200 m Backstroke B3 events.<ref name="IPC">{{IPC profile|surname=Modra|givenname=Kieran}}, retrieved 15 January 2012.</ref> Modra then switched to [[road bicycle racing|road]] and [[track cycling|track]] racing in 1995, competing in the B3 classification, and became a member of the Australian squad in 1996. At the [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta Games]], he won a gold medal in the Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open event,<ref name="IPC"/> for which he received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]].<ref name="oam"/> He competed in the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney Games]], but did not win any medals at those Games.<ref name="IPC"/> That year, he received an [[Australian Sports Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=979762&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Modra, Kieran: Australian Sports Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref> At the [[2004 Summer Paralympics]], he won two gold medals, in the Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3 and the Men's Sprint Tandem B1-3 events, and a bronze medal in the Men's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.<ref name="IPC"/> He crashed his bike twice in the leadup to the finals of the sprint.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/09/22/1095651393391.html?from=storylhs|title=Gold soothes Modra's pain|publisher=[[The Age]]|first=Jessica|last=Halloran|date=23 September 2004|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref>
Modra was born in [[Port Lincoln, South Australia|Port Lincoln]], [[South Australia]].<ref name="dob-loc" /> Visually impaired from birth, Modra competed in [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] at the [[1988 Summer Paralympics]] and in both athletics and [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] at the [[1992 Summer Paralympics|1992 Paralympics]] in [[Barcelona]], where he won two bronze medals in the Men's 100 m Backstroke B3 and Men's 200 m Backstroke B3 events.<ref name="IPC">{{IPC profile|surname=Modra|givenname=Kieran}}, retrieved 15 January 2012.</ref> Modra then switched to [[road bicycle racing|road]] and [[track cycling|track]] racing in 1995, competing in the B3 classification, and became a member of the Australian squad in 1996. At the [[1996 Summer Paralympics|1996 Atlanta Games]], he won a gold medal in the Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open event,<ref name="IPC"/> for which he received a [[Order of Australia|Medal of the Order of Australia]].<ref name="oam"/> He competed in the [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney Games]], but did not win any medals at those Games.<ref name="IPC"/> That year, he received an [[Australian Sports Medal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=979762&search_type=quick&showInd=true|title=Modra, Kieran: Australian Sports Medal|publisher=It's an Honour|accessdate=15 January 2012}}</ref>


Leading up to the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens Games]], Modra was piloted by [[David Short (cyclist)|David Short]] and [[Robert Crowe]] for sprinting and long-distance events, respectively. Shortly before the games, he was evicted from the Australian cycling team due to a successful appeal to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]] by fellow tandem cyclist [[Lyn Lepore]], on the grounds that she deserved her place in the team because when each of Modra's pilot–rider combinations was counted separately, she had a higher rank than Modra.
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At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, Modra set a new Paralympic record of 4:21.451, piloted by [[Robert Crowe]]. The individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) world record was broken by Modra and [[Tyson Lawrence]] in [[Bordeax]] on 21 August 2007, in a time of 4:20.891.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/CT/C73A1/CTM025900.pdf|format=PDF|title=Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Qualifying|publisher=2008GamesBeijing.com|date=2008-09-07|accessdate=2008-09-09}}</ref>
<ref name="smh">{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/19/1095532178309.html?from=storylhs|title=Modra battles his way to cycling gold|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=20 September 2004|accessdate=18 January 2012}}</ref> The day before the opening ceremony, the [[Australian Paralympic Committee]] successfully appealed to the [[International Paralympic Committee]] to give Modra an extra place in the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/sep04/paralympics04/?id=paralympics042|title=12th Paralympic Games: Day 2|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|date=19 September 2004|accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>


At the 2004 games, he won two gold medals, in the Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3 event, in which he broke a world record with a time of 4:21.451,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/results.html?eclass=B1-3&sport=cycling&competition=2004PG&gender=m&discipline=Track&event=Individual%20Pursuit%20Tandem|title=Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3 Results|publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]]|accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref> and the Men's Sprint Tandem B1–3 event, and a bronze medal in the Men's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1–3 event.<ref name="IPC"/> In the second of the three races in the individual sprint semi-final, Modra and Short fell off their bike after its front tyre rolled off the wheel. Despite having skin torn off their arms, legs and shoulders in the fall, they won the third semi-final race and rode in the final 45 minutes later, where they won the gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2004/sep04/paralympics04/?id=paralympics044|title=12th Paralympic Games: Day 4|publisher=CyclingNews.com|date=21 September 2004|accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>
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He broke his own world record in the preliminary round of the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)|individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)]] with a time of 4:18.961, piloted by Lawrence, they broke the record again in the final with a time of 4:18.166.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/CT/C73A2/CTM027100.pdf|format=PDF|title=Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Finals|publisher=2008GamesBeijing.com|date=2008-09-07|accessdate=2008-09-09}}</ref>


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The individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) world record was broken by Modra and [[Tyson Lawrence]] in [[Bordeax]] on 21 August 2007, in a time of 4:20.891.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/CT/C73A1/CTM025900.pdf|format=PDF|title=Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Qualifying|publisher=2008GamesBeijing.com|date=2008-09-07|accessdate=2008-09-09}}</ref>
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At the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]], Modra [[Australia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|represented Australia]] in the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)|1 km time trial (B&VI 1-3)]] and [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)|individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)]] events, winning a bronze and gold medal, respectively.<ref name="IPC"/>

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He broke his own world record in the preliminary round of the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)|individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)]] with a time of 4:18.961, piloted by Lawrence, they broke the record again in the final with a time of 4:18.166.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/CT/C73A2/CTM027100.pdf|format=PDF|title=Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Finals|publisher=2008GamesBeijing.com|date=2008-09-07|accessdate=2008-09-09}}</ref>


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At the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]], Modra [[Australia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|represented Australia]] in the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)|1 km time trial (B&VI 1–3)]] and [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)|individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)]] events, winning a bronze and gold medal, respectively.<ref name="IPC"/>
He currently resides in [[Hallet Cove]], [[South Australia]] with his wife.<ref name="APC">{{cite web| url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/kieran-modra| title=Athlete Profile| publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|accessdate=2008-09-09}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:22, 19 January 2012

Kieran Modra
Personal information
Full nameKieran John Modra
Born (1972-03-27) 27 March 1972 (age 52)
Port Lincoln, Australia
Team information
DisciplineTrack & Road
RoleRider


|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" | Swimming

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | Paralympic Games {{MedalBronze|1992 Bardcelona|[[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics|Men's 100 m Backstroke B3}} {{MedalBronze|1992 Bardcelona|[[Swimming at the 1992 Summer Paralympics|Men's 200 m Backstroke B3}}

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" | Men's Cycling (B&VI)

|- ! colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;" | Paralympic Games {{MedalGold|1996 Atlanta|[[Cycling at the 1996 Summer Paralympics|Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open}} {{MedalGold|2004 Athens|[[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3}} {{MedalGold|2004 Athens|[[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|Men's Sprint Tandem B1–3}} {{MedalBronze|2004 Athens|[[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1–3}}

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | Gold medal – first place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2008 Beijing|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)

|- | style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;" | Bronze medal – third place|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2008 Beijing|| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Kilo (B&VI 1–3)

Kieran John Modra, OAM[1] (born 27 March 1972)[2] is a visually impaired Australian cyclist.

Personal

Modra was born in Port Lincoln, South Australia.[2] Visually impaired from birth, Modra competed in athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics and in both athletics and swimming at the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona, where he won two bronze medals in the Men's 100 m Backstroke B3 and Men's 200 m Backstroke B3 events.[3] Modra then switched to road and track racing in 1995, competing in the B3 classification, and became a member of the Australian squad in 1996. At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a gold medal in the Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open event,[3] for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1] He competed in the 2000 Sydney Games, but did not win any medals at those Games.[3] That year, he received an Australian Sports Medal.[4]

Leading up to the 2004 Athens Games, Modra was piloted by David Short and Robert Crowe for sprinting and long-distance events, respectively. Shortly before the games, he was evicted from the Australian cycling team due to a successful appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport by fellow tandem cyclist Lyn Lepore, on the grounds that she deserved her place in the team because when each of Modra's pilot–rider combinations was counted separately, she had a higher rank than Modra. [5] The day before the opening ceremony, the Australian Paralympic Committee successfully appealed to the International Paralympic Committee to give Modra an extra place in the team.[6]

At the 2004 games, he won two gold medals, in the Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3 event, in which he broke a world record with a time of 4:21.451,[7] and the Men's Sprint Tandem B1–3 event, and a bronze medal in the Men's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1–3 event.[3] In the second of the three races in the individual sprint semi-final, Modra and Short fell off their bike after its front tyre rolled off the wheel. Despite having skin torn off their arms, legs and shoulders in the fall, they won the third semi-final race and rode in the final 45 minutes later, where they won the gold medal.[8]

The individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) world record was broken by Modra and Tyson Lawrence in Bordeax on 21 August 2007, in a time of 4:20.891.[9]

He broke his own world record in the preliminary round of the individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) with a time of 4:18.961, piloted by Lawrence, they broke the record again in the final with a time of 4:18.166.[10]

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Modra represented Australia in the 1 km time trial (B&VI 1–3) and individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) events, winning a bronze and gold medal, respectively.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Modra, Kieran John, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Cyclists". Australian Sports Commission. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d e Kieran Modra at the International Paralympic Committee Edit this at Wikidata , retrieved 15 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Modra, Kieran: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Modra battles his way to cycling gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  6. ^ "12th Paralympic Games: Day 2". Cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3 Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  8. ^ "12th Paralympic Games: Day 4". CyclingNews.com. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Qualifying" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  10. ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Finals" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-09.

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