1. Jody Alan Cundy was born on 14 October 1978 and is a British cyclist and former swimmer from Wisbech, England.
17 Facts About Jody Cundy
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Jody Cundy has represented Great Britain at eight Summer Paralympics winning nine Gold, one Silver and three Bronze medals across swimming and cycling events.
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Jody Cundy has competed in multiple World Championships, winning 24 world titles, the most recent coming at the World Championships in Rio de Janeiro in March 2024.
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Jody Cundy grew up in Norfolk along with his younger brother Ashley.
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Jody Cundy was born with a deformed foot, which was amputated when he was three years old.
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Jody Cundy attended the University of Hertfordshire, based in Hatfield, where he was a member of the town's swimming club.
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On 12 October 2012, Jody Cundy was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Anglia Ruskin University with a ceremony at the Cambridge Corn Exchange.
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When Jody Cundy was aged 10, his parents met a disabled girl's parents and they discussed disability swimming.
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Jody Cundy showed early potential, breaking swimming records for his age group.
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Jody Cundy improved his personal best by four seconds and won the world 100m butterfly title.
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Jody Cundy was selected for the Great Britain team at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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Jody Cundy then erupted into a rage, swearing and throwing water bottles.
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Jody Cundy later apologised to the crowd, though made clear that he still disagreed with the decision.
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Jody Cundy aimed to qualify for the England team for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, but he abandoned this hope after placing fifth among English competitors and eighth overall in the 1km time trial at the 2013 British National Track Championships, despite setting a new personal best and a world record for the C4 category.
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Jody Cundy was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to disabled sport, and Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to cycling and swimming.
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Jody Cundy was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to cycling.
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Jody Cundy was a contestant on the twenty-first series of the celebrity dance competition Strictly Come Dancing.