GORDON Martin

Ireland
Cycling Track
18 Mar 1985
36
Male
B
SLIGO
 
Ireland
DUBLIN
 
Ireland

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CTR Cycling Track Men's B 1000m Time Trial 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Izu Velodrome
Men's B 1000m Time Trial
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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CYCLING TRACK
RankEventYearLocation
Track World Championships
5Men's Tandem B - Sprint2020Milton, ON, CAN
6Men's Tandem B - Sprint2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA
6Men's Tandem B - Sprint2017Los Angeles, CA, USA
7B 1000m Time Trial2017Los Angeles, CA, USA
9B 1000m Time Trial2019Apeldoorn, NED
9Men's Tandem B - Sprint2019Apeldoorn, NED
10B 1000m Time Trial2020Milton, ON, CAN
14B 1000m Time Trial2018Rio de Janeiro, BRA
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Reading. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)
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Lawyer
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Law, Politics - National University of Ireland, Galway, IRL
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Partner Louise, daughter Laura
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English
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Neill Delahaye [national], IRL; Pete Mitchell
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He took up the sport in 2007 at age 22. (rte.ie, 23 Mar 2021; Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)
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He took part in a charity bike ride across Ireland from Mizen to Malin for the Irish Guide Dogs charity and realised he enjoyed the sport. "The spark that lit the flame. Being a guide dog owner myself, I was coaxed onto the back of a tandem. I had longer hair and a bit more weight on me, being a student in Galway [Ireland] at the time. I loved it. I said, 'This is great fun', and did it more and more." (rte.ie, 23 Mar 2021; the42.ie, 23 Mar 2021; Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)
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To win a medal at the Paralympic Games or world championships. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)
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Winning silver in the tandem B sprint at the 2018 Track World Cup event in London, England. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)
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British politician Winston Churchill. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)
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His partner Louise. (Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (UCI, 07 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (rte.ie, 23 Mar 2021)

Impairment Details
He lost his sight in 2002 after sustaining a detached retina while on a trip to London, England. He was born with glaucoma and had several operations as a child to correct the condition, but the detached retina made it worse. "Whether you're [age] 17 or 77, there's no good time. But I was at an age where I hadn't made huge life decisions, in terms of my education or where I lived, those kinds of things. I was fortunate from that perspective." (stickybottle.com, 24 Mar 2021; rte.ie, 23 Mar 2021)

Guide
Eamonn Byrne (rte.ie, 23 Mar 2021)

General
PILOT PARTNERSHIP
He teamed up with his pilot Eamonn Byrne in 2016 after strength and conditioning coach Conor Fitzgerald put the pair in touch with each other. Fitzgerald's sister Sarah had been Gordon's tandem partner on a charity bike ride across Ireland from Mizen to Malin. At the time he was considering quitting endurance cycling and taking up rowing. "Everything has started and come from there." (rte.ie, 23 Mar 2021)

VALUABLE TRIP
He met his partner Louise when he was studying to become a barrister at King's Inns in Dublin, Ireland. "I met Louise when she tripped up over my guide dog. She tripped up over the dog and she came over to apologise and we got talking. A friendship sparked up that day that has turned into 11 years together, a house, three guide dogs, and our daughter, Nora." (stickybottle.com, 24 Mar 2021)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He holds a master's degree in law from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, and also studied to become a barrister at The Honorable Society of King's Inns in Dublin. (stickybottle.com, 24 Mar 2021; Athlete, 21 Aug 2021)

Legend
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