Kieran Modra

Kieran John Modra AM (27 March 1972 – 13 November 2019) was an Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist. He won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Kieran Modra
2012 Australian Paralympic Team portrait of Modra
Personal information
Full nameKieran John Modra
Born(1972-03-27)27 March 1972
Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia
Died13 November 2019(2019-11-13) (aged 47)
Kingsford, South Australia, Australia
Sport
SportAthletics, swimming, cycling
Medal record
Men's swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaMen's 100 m Backstroke B3
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaMen's 200 m Backstroke B3
Men's cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaMixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensMen's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensMen's Sprint Tandem B1–3
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingMen's Individual Pursuit B&VI 1–3
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonMen's Individual pursuit B
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensMen's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1–3
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingMen's 1km time trial B&VI 1–3
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroRoad time trial B
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 Colorado SpringsMixed Tandem Sprint B
Gold medal – first place1998 Colorado SpringsMixed Tandem Time Trial B
Gold medal – first place1998 Colorado SpringsMixed Tandem Individual Pursuit B
Gold medal – first place2002 AltenstadtMixed Tandem Sprint
Gold medal – first place2002 AltenstadtMixed Tandem 1km Time Trial
Gold medal – first place2011 MontichiariMen's Tandem 4 km Pursuit B
Silver medal – second place2014 AguascalientesMen's Tandem 1km Time Trial B
Silver medal – second place2014 AguascalientesMen's Tandem Sprint B
Gold medal – first place2016 MontichiariMen's Tandem 4 km Pursuit B
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowMen's Tandem 1  km Time Trial B
Silver medal – second place2014 GlasgowMen's Tandem Sprint B

Modra died after his bike crashed with a car on the Sturt Highway in Kingsford on 13 November 2019.[1]

References
  1. "Paralympic cyclist Kieran Modra killed while riding north of Adelaide". ABC News. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.


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