Paul Curran (cyclist)

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**Paul Curran**
Personal information
Full name	Paul Curran
Date of birth	January 15, 1961 (1961-01-15) (age 47)
Country	England United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Road & Track
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1981–1983 1984 1986- 1994-1996	Stockton Wheelers Manchester Wheelers-Trumanns Steel Manchester Wheelers Optimum Performance RT
Major wins
British Champion
Infobox last updated on:
8 March 2007

Paul Curran (born 15 January 1961)^[1] was a racing cyclist until he broke his back in a serious accident whilst competing in the Tour of the Pennines in 1996.^[2] He was born in Thornaby, Cleveland.^[1]

Curran won several Commonwealth Games medals and also competed in the 1986 Olympic Games and the 1988 Olympic Games^[3].

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1977: 3rd RTTC National Junior Best all Rounder

1978: 2nd British National Track Championships 3000m Pursuit - Junior; 3rd British National Track Championships kilo - Junior

1981: 1st British National Track Championships Madison, 80km (with Stuart Morris)

1982: 3rd Commonwealth Games Team Pursuit; 1st British National Track Championships Madison, 80km (with Hugh Cameron); 1st British National Track Championships 50km Points Race

1983: 1st British National Track Championships Madison (with Hugh Cameron); 1st British National Track Championships Team Pursuit; 2nd British National Track Championships 50km Points Race; 2nd British National Track Championships 4000m Pursuit

1984: 1st British National Track Championships Madison (with Hugh Cameron); 1st British National Track Championships Team Pursuit; 1st British National Track Championships 50km Points Race; 1st National Hill Climb Championship [Team]; 3rd British National Track Championships 4000m Pursuit

1985: 1st Tour of Normandy; 1st Grafton to Inverell Classic; 1st British National 100km Team Time Trial Championship; 1st British National Track Championships 50km Points Race; 1st British National Track Championships Team Pursuit; 3rd British National Road Race Championships - Amateur

1986: 1st Commonwealth Games Team Time Trial (with Deno Davie, Alan Gornall, Keith Reynolds); 1st Commonwealth Games Road Race; 1st Circuit des Mines; 1st Lincoln Grand Prix; 1st British National Hill Climb Championship (Team)

1987: 1st British National Road Race Championships - Amateur; 1st Lincoln Grand Prix; 1st British National 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Deno Davie, Peter Longbottom, Rob Holden); 1st British National Track Championships Team Pursuit; 1st British National Hill Climb Championship; 1st British National Hill Climb Championship (Team); 2nd British National Track Championships 50km Points Race

1888: 1st British National Track Championships Team Pursuit; 1st British National Hill Climb Championships (Team); 1st Lincoln Grand Prix; 2nd British National Team Time Trial Championship; 3rd British National Track Championships 50km Points Race; 3rd British National Hill Climb Championships

1989: 1st British National Criterium Championships, Professional; 2nd British National Track Championships, Professional 5,000m Pursuit

1991: 1st Lincoln Grand Prix; 1st British National Track 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Chris Boardman, Peter Longbottom, Scott O'Brien)

1992: 3rd British National Road Race Championships - Amateur; 2nd British National 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Wayne Randle, John Tanner, Julian Ramsbottom)

1993: 1st National Motor-Pace Championship; 3rd British National Track Championships Team Pursuit

1994: 1st Archer Grand Prix; 1st National Motor-Pace Championship; 3rd British National Track Championships Madison (with Hugh Cameron); 3rd British National Track 100km Team Time Trial Championships (with Rob Harris, Wayne Randle, Mark Lovatt)