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Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1979-01-04) 4 January 1979 (age 45) Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Kelly McCombie (born 4 January 1979) is an Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot. She was born in Sydney and lives in Perth. She began cycling in 1996 and went on to pilot visually impaired tandem cyclist Janet Shaw. At the Australian Championships before the 2004 Athens Paralympics, McCombie and her tandem partner broke two world records, including the 3 km pursuit, smashing 3 seconds off the world record time. The pair won two bronze medals at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 and the Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3.
References
- ^ Media Guide : Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- "Kelly McCombie". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- O'Donnell, Mick. "WA cyclist on track for three golds". 7.30 Report Website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- "Kelly McCombie". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
External links
Categories:- Paralympic cyclists for Australia
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- Sportswomen from New South Wales
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- 1979 births
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- Australian female cyclists
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