Jason Niblett
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Niblett |
| Born | 18 February 1983 Horsham, Victoria |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider, Pilot |
| Rider type | Sprinter, Tandem Class Blind |
Jason Niblett (born 18 February 1983 in Horsham, Victoria) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]
Niblett served as pilot to Kieran Modra at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where the pair won two silver medals in the Men's tandem sprint B and Men's tandem time trial.[2] In November 2014, Niblett and Modra were awarded the South Australian Institute of Sport Male Athlete with a Disability of the Year award.[3]
Career highlights
[edit]- 2000
- 1st Team Sprint, World Championships – Juniors
- 2001
- 1st Team Sprint, World Championships – Juniors
- 2004
- 1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2005
- 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2006
- 2nd Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2nd Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2008
- 3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles
- 2010
- 1st Team Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Delhi
References
[edit]- ^ AIS Athletes at 2010 Commonwealth Games Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Interview: Kieran Modra, Jason Niblett". ABC Grandstand. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Cycling Dominate 2014 SASI Awards!". South Australian Sports Institute News. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- Jason Niblett at UCI
- Jason Niblett at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Jason Niblett at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Jason Niblett at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Jason Niblett at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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- 1983 births
- Australian Institute of Sport cyclists
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
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- Cyclists from Victoria (state)
- Australian track cyclists
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- South Australian Sports Institute alumni
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
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