Paige Greco Explained

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Paige Greco
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:19 February 1997
Country:Australia
Sport:Cycling
Disability Class:C3
Club:Port Adelaide Cycling Club

Paige Greco (born 19 February 1997) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won gold medals at the 2019 World Track Championships in C1-3 women's pursuit 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. She broke the World Record setting a new one of 3:52.283 in the 3000m individual pursuit at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Personal life

Greco has cerebral palsy which mainly affects the right side of her body.[1] She has completed an Exercise Science Degree at the University of South Australia.[2]

Cycling

Greco is classified as a C3 cyclist. Before turning to cycling, Greco was a 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.[3] In qualifying for Women's 3 km Pursuit final, Greco's time of 4mins 0.206secs broke the existing world record by three seconds.[3] In the 500m Time Trial C3, her time of 39.442secs smashed the previous mark by almost two seconds.[4] She also won the silver medal in the Women's Scratch Race C3.[5]

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.[6]

At the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Milton, Ontario, she won the gold medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C3.[7]

Greco in her first Paralympic Games in 2020 Tokyo, won the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit C1-3, setting a world record time of 3:50.815 in the gold medal race.[8] She won bronze medals in the Women's Road Trial Trial C1-3 with a time of 26:37:54 and Women's Road Race C1-3 with a time of 1:13.11.

At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Time Trial C3 and finished 5th in the Women's Road Race C3.[9]

At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, she won the bronze medal in Women's Time Trial C3.[10]

Recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spotlight brightens as Paige set to hit world stage . South Australian Sports Institute website . 16 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Spotlight brightens as Paige set to hit world stage. 10 July 2021. South Australian Sports Institute.
  3. Web site: World title and world record for Greco . Australian Cycling Team website . 16 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Para Greco grabs dual world records titles . Australian Cycling Team website . 16 March 2019.
  5. Web site: 019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships – Day 3 Report . UCI Cycling website . 17 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Team Australia finishes top para road-worlds. Cycling Australia. 16 September 2019.
  7. Web site: Australia secure eight world titles at 2020 Para-cycling Track World Championships. 3 February 2020. Cycling Australia website. 4 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Paige Greco Results. dead. 25 August 2021. Tokyo Paralympic Games Official Results. 25 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825054727/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n1404419-greco-paige.htm.
  9. Web site: 2022 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships Official Results . 15 August 2022 . RSSTiming.
  10. Web site: 21 October 2022 . Results – UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships . 22 October 2022 . UCI.
  11. Web site: Caleb Ewan awarded 'Oppy' as 2019 Cyclist of the Year. 16 December 2019. Cycling Australia. Sportzhub. 17 February 2023.
  12. Web site: 27 November 2021. South Australia's top athletes celebrated at SASI Awards. 27 November 2021. SASI News.
  13. Web site: Australia Day 2022 Honours List. 26 January 2022. Governor-General of Australia.