Korey Boddington is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won two medals at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. He has been selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]
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| Birth name | Korey | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Boddington | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C4 | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Queensland Cycling Club | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal
editBoddington was born and grew up in Mooloolaba, Queensland and attended Mountain Creek State High School.[2] In 2007, he has struck by a car and then in 2011, at the age of fifteen, Boddington was injured in a motocross accident at Coolum which led to be admitted to the intensive care unit at the Royal Brisbane Hospital with a bleed on the brain.[2][3] He has completed two degrees at University of the Sunshine Coast - Bachelor of Science (2014–2017) and Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting (2019–2021).
Korey is an accountant and business advisor with Rise Accountants, Brisbane. [4]
Cycling
editBoddington is classified as a C4 cyclist. He made his Track World Championship debut after claiming four titles at the National Track Championships in December 2023.[5]
At the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won two medals - silver medal in the Men's Time Trial C4 and bronze medal in the Mixed Team Sprint C1-5.[6] He also competed in the Men's Individual Pursuit and Scratch races.
Boddington is supported by the Queensland Academy of Sport. [7]
References
edit- ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Cycling Team For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Rider fights for life after crash". Courier Mail. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Hall, Peter (6 March 2013). "Second chance to save lives of others". Courier Mail. p. 20.
- ^ "RISE ACCOUNTANTS". Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Track Stars Go To Rio Chasing Paris Points | Paralympics Australia". paralympic.org.au. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 UCI Paracycling Track World Championships". paraworlds2024.veloresults.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ corporateName=, jurisdiction=Queensland; sector=government (28 March 2024). "QAS supported athletes bound for Paris plus highlights from competitions". www.qasport.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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