Kane Perris

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Kane Perris
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Disability Visual impairment
Medal record
Men's para-cycling
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Kane Perris(born 1997) is a legally blind Australian para cyclist. He competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [1]

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Personal

Perris was born with albinism and its associated vision loss. He works as a Therapy Assistant at VisAbility. [2] He is the younger brother of Australian Paralympic track sprinter Chad Perris.

Cycling

Perris cycling career started as the result of 2020 talent identification program undertaken by the Western Australian Institute of Sport. His cycling career was derailed for ten months in 2021 due to a serious injury. [3] At the 2024 Para National Championships, Perris with pilot Luke Zaccaria set a national record in the team sprint and achieved a World Championship and Paralympic qualifying time in the 1km time trial. [4] He competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he finished fourth in the Men's 1 km time trial B and fourteenth in the Men's individual pursuit B.

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References

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