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| Born | 13 October 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicole Murray (born 13 October 1992) is a New Zealand cyclist. She competed at the women's individual pursuit C5 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, finishing fourth. [1]
Nicole has won multiple medals at Para Cycling World Championships, including a silver medal at the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, [2] a silver and a bronze at the 2022 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships, [3] and two golds and a bronze at the 2022 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships. [4] [5] [6]
Nicole won Best Female Summer Athlete at the 2023 PARA SPORT Awards. [7]
In 2024, she was among only 6 athletes worldwide to be nominated for the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award. [8]
Nicole rides in the C5 classification. Her left hand is amputated below the wrist, and she rides with some adaptations on her bikes.
Nicole is from Ngahinapouri, in the Waikato region of New Zealand. She enjoys outdoor pursuits such as caving and surfing.
Dame Sarah Joanne Storey, is a British cyclist and swimmer, a multiple gold medallist in the Paralympic Games, and six times British (able-bodied) national track champion.
Michael Thomas Gallagher, OAM is an Australian Paralympic cyclist from Scotland. He has won gold medals at the Beijing and 2012 London Paralympics. He was selected in the Australian team for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) revealed that Gallagher had returned a positive A sample for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition training camp in Italy in July 2016. This A positive disqualified him from the Rio Paralympics.
David Nicholas, is an Australian cyclist. He won silver and gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympics and a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and a bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
Alexandra Lisney is an Australian rower and cyclist. She won a bronze medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4 at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She represented Australian at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
Amanda Reid is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, cyclist and snowboarder. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming. At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C1–3 and at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3. At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3.
Laura Gail Thompson is a New Zealand cyclist and former basketballer. She represented New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as the tandem sighted pilot for Phillipa Gray, winning three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she was the sighted pilot for Emma Foy, winning one silver and one bronze medal.
Alistair Donohoe is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for Australian club team Blackburn CC. Following a right arm impairment in 2009, Donohoe became a multiple medallist at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. He won two silver medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, a silver and bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and a silver and bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Emma Foy is a New Zealand para-cyclist. She represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she won a silver and a bronze medal with sighted pilot Laura Thompson.
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Ellesse Andrews is a New Zealand racing cyclist. She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2020 Summer Olympics, where she gained a silver medal in the keirin. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, she earned two gold medals for winning the keirin and sprint, as well as a silver medal in the team sprint.
Meg Lemon is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. She represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics where she won a bronze medal and the 2024 Paris Paralympics, where she won a silver medal medal.
Emily Petricola is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. She is a world record holder, gold medallist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and the 2024 Paris Paralympics She is a multiple gold medallist at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships..
Hannah van Kampen is a New Zealand cyclist. She represented New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Paralympics as the sighted pilot for Amanda Cameron. As the sighted pilot for Emma Foy, she won a gold and bronze medal at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, and a gold and silver medal at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Emmen, Netherlands.
Daniel Abraham Gebru is a Dutch-Eritrean cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team BEAT Cycling Club.
Samantha Bosco is an American Paralympic athlete. She competed in Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, winning two bronze medals.
Caroline Groot is a Dutch Paralympic cyclist who competes in C5 classification. She made her first Paralympic appearance during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Anna Grace Taylor is a New Zealand Para cyclist. She competed in Para cycling – track at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, becoming New Zealand Paralympian #225.
Alana Forster is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. She won a gold medal and a silver medal at the 2023 UCI World Championships in Glasgow. Forster won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.
Devon Briggs is a New Zealand para-cyclist who competes in road and track events. He represented New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Shota Kawamoto is a Japanese para-cyclist who competes in road and track events.
