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Sarnya Parker
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Parker (shown left) with her cycling partner Tania Modra, ecstatic after winning gold in the 2000 Summer Paralympics Women's Tandem Individual Pursuit Open event
Personal information
Full nameSarnya Marie Parker
Born (1975-06-06) 6 June 1975 (age 49)
Loxton, South Australia
Sport
Sport Para-cycling
DisabilityVisual impairment
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney 1 km Time Trial Tandem open
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Individual Pursuit Tandem open
IPC Track and Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 AltenstadtWomen's 200 m Time Trial B & VI
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 AltenstadtWomen's 1000 m Time Trial B & VI
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 AltenstadtWomen's Road Race B & VI
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 AltenstadtWomen's Road Time Trial B & VI

Sarnya Marie Parker, OAM [1] (born 6 June 1975) [2] is an Australian visually impaired paralympic tandem cyclist. She was born in the South Australian town of Loxton. [2] Before she took up Paralympic tandem cycling, she was a nationally ranked top-ten pentathlete. [3] She won a gold medal in long jump at the 1999 FESPIC Games in Thailand. [2]

Eighteen months before the 2000 Sydney Games, visually impaired Paralympic tandem cyclist Kieran Modra convinced her to switch from athletics to cycling because of the limited opportunities in the former sport for Paralympians. [4] He introduced her to his sister, Tania Modra, despite Modra's lack of competitive cycling experience, and she became Parker's pilot. [3] She won two gold medals for Australia with Modra at the 2000 Sydney Games in the 1 km road race and 3000 m pursuit, [3] [5] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia; [1] the pair broke the world record in both events. [6] In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal. [7] In 2009, a walking trail on the riverfront of Loxton was named after her. [8]

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References

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