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Australian Paralympic cyclist

Kieran Murphy
Personal information
Full nameKieran Jon Murphy
NationalityAustralian
BornAugust 3, 1992
South Australia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportCycling
DisabilityLegally Blind
Disability classB2 (Tandem)
Medal record
Men's Cycling
Representing  Australia
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Los Angeles Men's 4km Individual Pursuit B
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Los Angeles Men's 1km B

Kieran Jon Murphy is a visually impaired Australian Para tandem cyclist. He won two medals at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.

Personal

Murphy was born at Modbury Hospital in South Australia to his parents Zoe and Scott Murphy. He has three brothers; Joshua, Liam and Declan. He was born with a deteriorating eye condition that will one day leave him blind.

Cycling

Murphy initially began his career as a swimmer. Competing at 13 national championships between 2008 and 2014. Four weeks after taking up cycling, he competed at the 2014 National Road and Time Trial Championships. His role model is Kieran Modra who also started as a swimmer and then moved onto cycling.

Murphy with his pilot Lachlan Glasspool won silver medal in the Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit B and bronze medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, United States

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Murphy and his pilot Lachlan Glasspool finished tenth in the Men's Time Trial B and did not finish in the Men' Road Race B.

In 2017, he is a scholarship holder at the South Australian Sports Institute. He is a member of Mercedes - Benz Adelaide Racing.

References

  1. ^ "Kieran Murphy - athlete profile". Eye Support a Star website. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  2. "2017 Para-Cycling Track World Championships". Veloresults website. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  3. "2017 UCI Para-cycling World Championships wrap". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. "Cycling". South Australian Sports Institute website. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. "Athlete profiles". Mercedes - Benz Adelaide Racing website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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