Mark Rohan (born 26 July 1981) is an Irish cyclist, and a former Gaelic football and wheelchair basketball player. He competes in the H1 disability sport classification as he has been paralysed from the chest down since a spinal cord injury in 2001. Rohan won two gold medals in the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Red[1] |
| Born | 26 July 1981[2] Ballinahown, County Westmeath |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road handcycle |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time trialist/all-rounder |
Medal record | |
He won a gold medal in the Men's road time trial H1 event and in the Men's road race H1 event.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Mark Rohan". Paracycling Ireland. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Mark Rohan | Follow Your Star". Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Rohan looks to follow poster girls' route to gold". Irish Independent. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Mark Rohan wins gold for Ireland at the Paralympics". RTÉ Sport. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Mark Rohan secures yet another gold medal for Ireland". Score. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Paralympics 2012: Mark Rohan clinches another Irish gold". Retrieved 7 September 2012.
External links
edit- Mark Rohan at the International Paralympic Committee
- Mark Rohan at Paralympics Ireland (archived)
- Official Site (archived)
- London 2012 Profile (archived)
- Interview at Joe.ie