Kerry Joan Modra OAM[1] (née Golding; born 27 November 1973)[2] is an Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot. She was born in the New South Wales city of Nowra.[2] She was introduced to Kieran Modra, a visually impaired cyclist, at a friend's 21st birthday party. He convinced her to take up cycling; she had only played netball before then.[3] She became Modra's pilot, and six months later,[3] she won a gold medal with him at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open event,[4] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]
 Kieran Modra (left) and his wife and pilot Kerry Modra in 2008 showing the gold medal that they won in the 200 m sprint event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Kerry Joan Golding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Kerry Joan Modra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1973 (age 50) Nowra, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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She was married to Modra from May 1997 until his death in 2019,[5][6] and they had three daughters.[7] As Kieran's pilot at the 1998 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Colorado Springs, she won gold medals in the Mixed Tandem Sprint B, Mixed Tandem Time Trial B and Mixed Individual Pursuit B.[8] At the 2000 Sydney Games, she did not win any medals.[9] At the games, she was pregnant with the couple's first child, and fainted due to low blood pressure during a quarter-final sprint race; she was replaced as Kieran's pilot by his sister Tania for the rest of the games.[10] In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Golding, Kerry Joan, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Cyclists". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Modras announce new family member on eve of games". The Advertiser. 18 October 2000. p. 113.
- ^ "Golding, Kerry: Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Five months after scare in Sydney, a baby for the Modras; no games medal, but still a golden moment". The Advertiser. 31 March 2001. p. 9.
- ^ "Paralympic cyclist Kieran Modra killed while riding north of Adelaide". ABC News. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Kieran Modra paralympic gold medallist killed riding bike near Gawler SA". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Kieran Modra". Cycling South Australia website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Modra, Kerry: Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- ^ "Forgettable Games for the Modras". The Age. 27 October 2000. p. 2.
- ^ "Modra, Kerry: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
External links
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Media related to Kerry Golding at Wikimedia Commons- Kerry Golding (1996) at the International Paralympic Committee
- Kerry Modra (2000) at the International Paralympic Committee
