Paige Greco

Paige Greco (born 19 February 1997) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won gold medals at 2019 World Track Championships. Her aim is to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

Paige Greco
Personal information
NationalityAustralia
Born (1997-02-19) 19 February 1997
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCycling
Disability classC3
Medal record
Cycling
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
2019 ApeldoornWomen's 3km Pursuit C3
2019 ApeldoornWomen's 500m Time Trial C3
2019 ApeldoornWomen's Scratch Race C3
2020 MiltonWomen's 3km Pursuit C3
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
2019 EmmenWomen's Time Trial C3

Personal

Greco has cerebral palsy which mainly affects the right side of her body.[1] In 2019, she is studying sport and exercise science at the University of South Australia.[1]

Cycling

Greco is classified as a C3 cyclist. Before turning to cycling, Greco was promising track and field athlete.[1] In 2018, Greco moved from Victoria to South Australian Sports Institute to be coached by Loz Shaw.[1]

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, she won gold medals in the Women's 3 km Pursuit C3 and C3 500m Time Trial.[2] In qualifying for Women's 3 km Pursuit final, Greco's time of 4mins 0.206secs broke the existing world record by three seconds.[2] In the 500m Time Trial C3, her time of 39.442secs smashed the previous mark by almost two seconds.[3] She also won the silver medal in the Women's Scratch Race C3. [4]

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Emmen, Netherlands, she won the gold medal in the Women's Time Trial C3 and fifth in the Women's Road Race C3.[5]

At the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Milton, Ontario, she won the gold medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C3.[6]


Recognition

References
  1. "Spotlight brightens as Paige set to hit world stage". South Australian Sports Institute website. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "World title and world record for Greco". Australian Cycling Team website. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. "Para Greco grabs dual world records titles". Australian Cycling Team website. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  4. "019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships - Day 3 Report". UCI Cycling website. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. "Team Australia finishes top para road-worlds". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. "Australia secure eight world titles at 2020 Para-cycling Track World Championships". Cycling Australia website. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. "Caleb Ewan awarded 'Oppy' as 2019 Cyclist of the Year". Cycling Australia. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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