GRIMES Ronan

Date of Birth: 24 Dec 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Male

Sport Class: C4

Place of birth: GALWAY

Birth Country:

Ireland

Place of residence : DUBLIN

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Track	Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit	4
	Men's C4-5 1000m Time Trial	15

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu Velodrome	Men's C4-5 1000m Time Trial	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying	Finished
	Izu Velodrome	Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit Final - Bronze	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
3	Men's C4 - Road Race	2021	Cascais, POR
4	C4 Time Trial	2021	Cascais, POR
4	C4 Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED
6	Men's C4 - Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
8	Men's C4 - Road Race	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
11	Men's C4 - Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA
12	C4 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
13	C4 Time Trial	2017	Pietermaritzburg, RSA
Track World Championships
2	Men's C4 - Scratch Race	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
6	Men's C4 - Scratch Race	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
6	Men's C4 - Omnium	2020	Milton, ON, CAN

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Track World Championships
3	C4 4000m Individual Pursuit	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
5	C4 4000m Individual Pursuit	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
8	Men's C4 - 1000m Time Trial	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
8	Men's C4 - 1000m Time Trial	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
8	C4 4000m Individual Pursuit	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
8	Men's C4-5 - Scratch Race	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
10	Men's C4 - 1000m Time Trial	2018	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Languages spoken:

Scott Orwell Wheelers [Ireland]

Neill Delahaye [national]

Other sports:

He has represented Ireland in both Para road cycling and Para track cycling at the world championships. (SportsDeskOnline, 09 Jul 2020)

He took up cycling after graduating university in 2013. Two years later he got in touch with Irish Para cycling development manager Cathal Miller, who invited him to a practice session. He decided to pursue the sport in 2016. (cyclingireland.ie, 01 Aug 2018)

He got involved in cycling as a form of exercise. His bike fitter Aidan Hammond then told him about Para cycling, and that he could pursue the sport more seriously. "When I took up cycling in 2013, I just did it for a bit of a laugh. I never really trained properly until the end of 2015 going into 2016. Para cycling wasn't something I'd even considered because when you're born with an impairment, you don't know anything different. It's just what you're used to." (cyclingireland.ie, 01 Aug 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (the42.ie, 25 Feb 2020)

Competing in Para road cycling at the 2017 World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. (cyclingireland.ie, 01 Aug 2018)

Coach Neill Delahaye. (cyclingireland.ie, 17 Mar 2019)

He received the 2019 Special Achievement Award at the Cycling Ireland Awards. (irishsport.ie, 28 Nov 2019)

General Interest

Classification
C4 (UCI, 15 Mar 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (cyclingireland.ie, 01 Aug 2018)

Impairment Details
"My left foot is a good bit shorter than my right and my left leg is also a good bit shorter than my right. The ankle was fused as well so your ankle doesn't really move and your leg doesn't take a lot of strain, so your muscles don't develop in your leg as much." (cyclingireland.ie, 01 Aug 2018)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
He has a PhD in pharmaceutical studies. (irishexaminer.com, 25 Feb 2020)

Social Media

https://twitter.com/ronantg

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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