Kelly McCombie
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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1979 Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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Kelly McCombie (born 4 January 1979)[1] is an Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot. She was born in Sydney and lives in Perth.[1] She began cycling in 1996 and went on to pilot visually impaired tandem cyclist Janet Shaw..[2] At the Australian Championships before the 2004 Athens Paralympics, McCombie and her tandem partner broke two world records, including the 3 km pursuit, smashing 3 seconds off the world record time.[3] The pair won two bronze medals at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 and the Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3.[4]
References
- ^ a b Media Guide : Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ^ "Kelly McCombie". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ O'Donnell, Mick. "WA cyclist on track for three golds". 7.30 Report Website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ^ Kelly McCombie at the International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 27 August 2012.
Categories:
- Paralympic cyclists of Australia
- Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Paralympic sighted guides
- Cyclists from Perth, Western Australia
- Sportswomen from New South Wales
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- Sportswomen from Western Australia
- Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia
- 1979 births
- Living people