Kelly McCombie | |
Birth Date: | 4 January 1979 |
Birth Place: | Sydney |
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]