Kelly McCombie
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1979-01-04) 4 January 1979
Sydney
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3

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]

References

  1. 1 2 Media Guide : Athens 2004 (PDF). Sydney: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kelly McCombie". Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. ↑ O'Donnell, Mick. "WA cyclist on track for three golds". 7.30 Report Website. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kelly McCombie". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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