Kerry Golding

Kerry Joan Modra OAM[1] (née Golding; born 27 November 1973)[2] is an Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot. She was born in the New South Wales city of Nowra.[2] She was introduced to Kieran Modra, a visually impaired cyclist, at a friend's 21st birthday party. He convinced her to take up cycling; she had only played netball before then.[3] She became Modra's pilot, and six months later,[3] she won a gold medal with him at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open event,[4] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.[1]

Action shot of Kerry Modra (pilot, shown front) with her cycling partner and husband Kieran Modra during the 1 km Time Trial at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Kerry Golding
Kieran Modra (left) and his wife and pilot Kerry Modra in 2008 showing the gold medal that they won in the 200 m sprint event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics
Personal information
Birth nameKerry Joan Golding
Full nameKerry Joan Modra
Nationality Australia
Born27 November 1973 (1973-11-27) (age 47)
Nowra, New South Wales
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1997; died 2019)​
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing  Australia
Paralympic Games
1996 Atlanta Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Sprint B
1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Time Trial B
1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Individual Pursuit B

She was married to Modra from May 1997 until his death in 2019,[5][6] and they had three daughters.[7] As Kieran's pilot at the 1998 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Colorado Springs, she won gold medals in the Mixed Tandem Sprint B, Mixed Tandem Time Trial B and Mixed Individual Pursuit B.[8] At the 2000 Sydney Games, she did not win any medals.[9] At the games, she was pregnant with the couple's first child, and fainted due to low blood pressure during a quarter-final sprint race; she was replaced as Kieran's pilot by his sister Tania for the rest of the games.[10] In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[11]

References
  1. "Golding, Kerry Joan, OAM". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  2. "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Cyclists". Australian Sports Commission. Archived from the original on 20 January 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  3. "Modras announce new family member on eve of games". The Advertiser. 18 October 2000. p. 113.
  4. "Golding, Kerry: Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. "Five months after scare in Sydney, a baby for the Modras; no games medal, but still a golden moment". The Advertiser. 31 March 2001. p. 9.
  6. "Paralympic cyclist Kieran Modra killed while riding north of Adelaide". ABC News. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. "Kieran Modra paralympic gold medallist killed riding bike near Gawler SA". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. "Kieran Modra". Cycling South Australia website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  9. "Modra, Kerry: Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  10. "Forgettable Games for the Modras". The Age. 27 October 2000. p. 2.
  11. "Modra, Kerry: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
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