Headercolor: | green |
Textcolor: | yellow |
Birth Name: | Korey |
Fullname: | Boddington |
Nationality: | Australian |
Country: | Australia |
Sport: | Cycling |
Disability Class: | C4 |
Club: | University of Queensland Cycling Club |
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]
Boddington was born and grew up in Mooloolaba, Queensland and attended Mountain Creek State High School. In 2007, he was hit by a car, causing serious injuries. Then, in 2011, at the age of fifteen, Boddington had a terrifying motocross accident in Coolum. This led to severe brain bleeding and damage, resulting in his admission to the intensive care unit at the Royal Brisbane Hospital.[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]
Boddington 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]