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| Full name | Kieran Modra | ||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1972 Port Lincoln, Australia |
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| Discipline | Track & Road | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
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| Infobox last updated on 9 September 2008 |
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Kieran Modra (born 27 March 1972)[1] is an Australian cyclist, and a Paralympic gold and bronze medalist.
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Modra was born in Port Lincoln, South Australia.[1] 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. 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. He competed at the 1996 Paralympics in Atlanta, 2000 Paralympics in Sydney and the 2004 Paralympics in Athens.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.
He currently resides in Hallet Cove, South Australia with his wife.[2]