Kieran Modra
Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia | |
Died | 13 November 2019 Kingsford, South Australia, Australia | (aged 47)
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Sport | Athletics, swimming, cycling |
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Kieran John Modra
Early life
Modra was born in the South Australian town of
Career
Modra began
Modra then switched to
Leading up to the
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,[15] 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.[6] 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.[16]
The individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) world record was broken by Modra and Tyson Lawrence in Bordeaux on 21 August 2007, in a time of 4:20.891.[17]
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.[18]
At the
In 2011 Modra made a return to the bike with new pilot Scott McPhee where they won gold in the tandem B&VI 4 km pursuit at the 2011 Montichiari UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships setting a new world record of 4:17.780.[19] They placed 2nd at the Sydney road world cup in the tandem road race and 3rd in the tandem road time trial at the 2011 Segovia world cup. In the lead up to the road world championships in September Modra suffered a broken collarbone and fractured hip due to a fall in training. His recovery was swift and he returned to the bike a month later to win the Oceania 4 km pursuit championship.[citation needed] In December 2011, he collided with a car while cycling to work, breaking two vertebrae in his neck and one in his spine; this accident hampered his preparations for the 2012 London Games.[3][20] He won a gold medal at the games in the Men's Individual Pursuit B with McPhee.[6]
At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, he teamed with pilot Jason Niblett to win the silver medals in the Men's Sprint B and Men's B 1 km Time Trial.[21] With pilot Jason Niblett, he won two silver medals in the Men's tandem sprint B and Men's tandem time trial at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.[22] At the 2016 Montichiari UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Modra won gold with pilot David Edwards in the Men's Tandem 4 km Pursuit.[23]
At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, Modra and his pilot David Edwards won the bronze medal in the Men's Road Time Trial B.[24] His other results were sixth in the Men's Individual Pursuit B and fifth in the Men's Road Race B.[24]
Personal life
Modra married Kerry Golding in May 1997,[25] whom he met at a friend's 21st birthday party,[8] and they had three daughters.[26]
Death
Modra died after he was hit by a car travelling in the same direction on the Sturt Highway in Kingsford on 13 November 2019.[4] He was cycling from Gawler to his uncle and aunt's house near Tanunda to join a ride with them in the Clare Valley.[27]
Recognition
Modra received the following awards:
- 1997: Medal of the Order of Australia[28]
- 2000: Australian Sports Medal[29]
- 2004: Australian Male Paralympian of the Year[3]
- 2011: South Australian Institute of Sport Athlete with a Disability of the Year with Scott McPhee.[30]
- 2014: Appointed a Australia Day Honours "For significant service to sport as an athlete representing Australia at Paralympic Games, and to people who are blind or have low vision"[31]
- 2014: South Australian Institute of Sport Male Athlete with a Disability of the Year with Jason Niblett[32]
References
- ^ "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Cyclists". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ a b Harvy, Ben (28 November 2019). "Kieran Modra: Paralympic champion farewelled at Centennial Park funeral". The Advertiser. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the originalon 17 February 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Paralympic cyclist Kieran Modra killed while riding north of Adelaide". ABC News. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- The Herald Sun. 23 October 2000. p. 58.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kieran Modra". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ Williamson, Andrea (27 May 2011). "Feature Interview: Kieran Modra". ABC Radio Grandstand. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original (MP3) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Modras announce new family member on eve of games". The Advertiser. 18 October 2000. p. 113.
- ISBN 174013060X.
- ^ "Kieran Modra". Cycling South Australia website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ "Forgettable Games for the Modras". The Age. 27 October 2000. p. 2.
- ^ "International Paralympic Committee World Cycling Championships-CM Altenstadt, Germany, August 5–12, 2002". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Modra battles his way to cycling gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
- ^ "12th Paralympic Games: Day 2". Cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3 Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "12th Paralympic Games: Day 4". CyclingNews.com. 21 September 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Qualifying" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Finals" (PDF). 2008GamesBeijing.com. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
- ^ "Men's Individual Pursuit B – Results and Final Classification" (PDF). Royal Spanish Cycling Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Severe cycling injuries to Modra". Port Lincoln Times. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Australia finishes Para Track Worlds as top nation". Cycling Australia News. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Interview: Kieran Modra, Jason Niblett". ABC Grandstand. 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Tandem gold to Modra & Edwards at Para Track Worlds". Cycling Australia News. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Kieran Modra". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Five months after scare in Sydney, a baby for the Modras; no games medal, but still a golden moment". The Advertiser. 31 March 2001. p. 9.
- ^ "Kieran Modra paralympic gold medallist killed riding bike near Gawler SA". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Paralympian Kieran Modra was on his way to join ride with family before fatal crash". ABC News. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Modra, Kieran John, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ "Modra, Kieran: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- South Australian Sports Institute. 9 December 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Australia Day honours list 2014: in full". Daily Telegraph. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ "Cycling Dominate 2014 SASI Awards!". South Australian Sports Institute News. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links
- Kieran Modra at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kieran Modra at Paralympics Australia (archived)
- Kieran Modra AM at Cycling Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 26 March 2016)
- Kieran Modra interviewed by Rob Willis in the Australian Centre for Paralympic Studies oral history project, National Library of Australia, 2013