Paul Clohessy Explained

Paul Clohessy
Fullname:Paul Clohessy
Birth Date:11 November 1970
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia

Paul Clohessy, OAM[1] (born 11 November 1970)[2] is an Australian vision impaired tandem cyclist. He was born in Perth, Western Australia.[2] He represented Australia at the three Paralympic Games - 1992, 1996 and 2000. He was also an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 1997 and 2000 in cycling.[3]

Paralympics

He competed but did not win any medals in his first Paralympics Games at the 1992 Barcelona Games.[4] At the 1996 Atlanta Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem open event with his cycling partner Eddy Hollands. At the 2000 Sydney Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Sprint Tandem open event with his cycling partner Darren Harry, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and a bronze medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial Tandem open event with Hollands.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clohessy, Paul, OAM. It's an Honour. 27 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Cyclists. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20000119130000/http:/www.ausport.gov.au/olym96/paracycl.html. 19 January 2000. Australian Sports Commission. 15 February 2012.
  3. Book: Nihil, G.. Australian Institute of Sport : celebrating excellence. Focus Publishing. 2006. 1-921156-16-3. 107.
  4. Web site: Athlete Search Results. International Paralympic Committee. 15 February 2012.