Tania Modra

Tania Modra, OAM[1] (born 14 January 1975)[2] is an Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot. She was born in the South Australian town of Port Lincoln, grew up on a farm in Greenpatch, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Port Lincoln, and attended high school at Immanuel College.[2][3] Eighteen months before the 2000 Sydney Games, her brother, visually impaired Paralympic tandem cyclist Kieran Modra, introduced her to tandem cyclist Sarnya Parker, despite Modra's lack of competitive cycling experience, and she became Parker's pilot.[4] She won two gold medals at the Sydney Paralympics with Parker in the Women's 1 km Time Trial Tandem open and Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem open events,[5][6] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia;[1] the pair broke the world record in both events.[7] At the 2000 Games, she also piloted her brother Kieran after his wife Kerry, who was pregnant with the couple's first child, had fainted due to low blood pressure during a quarter-final sprint race.[8]

Tania Modra
Modra (shown right) and her cycling partner Sarnya Parker (left) with their gold medals won at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Full nameTania Modra
Nationality Australia
Born14 January 1975 (1975-01-14) (age 46)
Port Lincoln, South Australia
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney 1 km Time Trial Tandem open
2000 Sydney Individual Pursuit Tandem open
Action shot of Tania Modra (pilot) and Sarnya Parker on their way to winning gold in the 2000 Summer Paralympics Women's Tandem 1 km Time Trial

References
  1. "MODRA, Tania, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. "Athlete's Profile". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 December 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  3. Harvy, Ben (28 November 2019). "Kieran Modra: Paralympic champion farewelled at Centennial Park funeral". The Advertiser. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. "Pedal pals in hot seat". The Advertiser. 17 October 2000. p. 70.
  5. "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  6. "Brilliant double for duo". The Herald Sun. 23 October 2000. p. 58.
  7. Ryan, Melissa (22 October 2000). "Another record as pair cut a golden swathe". The Age. p. 8.
  8. "Forgettable Games for the Modras". The Age. 27 October 2000. p. 2.


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