ALLEN Grant

Australia
Cycling Road
24 Jul 1980
41
Male
H4
AUBURN, SA
 
Australia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CRD Cycling Road Men's H4 Road Race 6
Men's H4 Time Trial 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Fuji International Speedway
Men's H4 Time Trial
Finished
Fuji International Speedway
Men's H4 Road Race
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Road World Championships
8H4 Road Race2018Maniago, ITA
18H4 Time Trial2018Maniago, ITA
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Athlete, Sales
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Son Jack, daughter Ruby
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English
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Port Adelaide Cycling Club [Australia]
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Before his impairment, he competed in able-bodied mountain biking and BMX racing competitions. (xinhuanet.com, 16 Jul 2021; paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2011)
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He took up cycling at age five and had competed in able-bodied mountain biking and BMX racing before his impairment. (xinhuanet.com, 16 Jul 2021)
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He had a good relationship with bike manufacturer Trek, who provided him with a handcycle after his accident. He decided to pursue the sport after watching the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. "It's the one thing that I can do where I can go out and ride and do things with my other friends that are riding on normal bikes. I had it [handcycle] probably within six months [of the accident]. I was pretty surprised how hard the work was. Seeing London was an eye-opening sort of thing. And when Rio came around, I was well and truly competitive. It is really hard to get into the Australian Paralympic team, I was next in line to make the team for Rio but just missed out." (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2011; xinhuanet.com, 16 Jul 2021; abc.net.au, 31 Oct 2014)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (xinhuanet.com, 16 Jul 2021)
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His parents. (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2011)
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"Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation." (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2011)

General Interest

Classification
H4 (UCI, 21 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2011)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2011)

Impairment Details
In 2011 a crash while mountain biking caused damage to his spinal cord that resulted in paraplegia. "When I was first hurt, it was all a bit of a blur for a day or two. It's crazy, as it isn't just that you can't walk any more. There are massive changes to your body. It's incredibly complex and you just don't know or understand until someone explains it to you or you have to live through it. Life as it was, was certainly no longer." (paralympic.org.au, 01 Jan 2011; xinhuanet.com, 16 Jul 2021; abc.net.au, 31 Oct 2014)

General
OCCUPATION
He works in a shop that sells equipment for impairments in Adelaide, SA, Australia. (xinhuanet.com, 16 Jul 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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