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Full name | Korey Boddington | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 9 September 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | University of Queensland Cycling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Korey Boddington (born 9 September 1995) is an Australian Paralympic track cyclist who broke the world record and won the gold medal in the men's C4 1,000m time trial at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. He also won the bronze medal in the men's mixed team sprint C1-C5 at the Paralympic Games in Paris.
In the lead-up to the Paris Paralympics, Boddington won two medals at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.
Boddington was born and grew up in Mooloolaba, Queensland and attended Mountain Creek State High School. [1] In 2007, he was hit by a car, causing serious injuries. Then, in 2011, at the age of fifteen, Boddington had a terrifying motocross accident in Coolum. This led to severe brain bleeding and damage, resulting in his admission to the intensive care unit at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. [1] [2] He has completed two degrees at University of the Sunshine Coast - Bachelor of Science (2014–2017) and Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting (2019–2021).
Korey is an accountant and business advisor with Rise Accountants, Brisbane. [3]
Boddington is classified as a C4 cyclist. He made his Track World Championship debut after claiming four titles at the National Track Championships in December 2023. [4]
At the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won two medals - silver medal in the Men's Time Trial C4 and bronze medal in the Mixed Team Sprint C1-5. [5] He also competed in the Men's Individual Pursuit and Scratch races.
At the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France, he won two medals - a gold medal in the Men's Time trial C4-5 setting a new world record, and a bronze medal in the Mixed team sprint C1-5.
Boddington is supported by the Queensland Academy of Sport. [6]
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