12 Facts About Kieran Modra

Kieran John Modra was an Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist.

Kieran Modra won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Kieran Modra grew up on a farm in Greenpatch, about 20 kilometres north of Port Lincoln, and attended high school at Immanuel College.

Kieran Modra began pole vaulting in 1987 and won the pole vaulting competition at the 1989 Australian All-School Championships.

Kieran Modra took up swimming to aid his recovery from a knee injury, and began competing in the sport in 1990.

Kieran Modra then switched to road and track cycle racing in 1995, because it was a "mode of transport".

Kieran Modra broke his own world record in the preliminary round of the individual pursuit with a time of 4:18.961, piloted by Lawrence, they broke the record again in the final with a time of 4:18.166.

At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Kieran Modra represented Australia with Lawrence in the 1 km time trial and individual pursuit events, winning a bronze and gold medal, respectively.

Kieran Modra won a gold medal at the games in the Men's Individual Pursuit B with McPhee.

Kieran Modra married Kerry Golding in May 1997, whom he met at a friend's 21st birthday party, and they had three daughters.

Kieran Modra died after he was hit by a car travelling in the same direction on the Sturt Highway in Kingsford on 13 November 2019.

Kieran Modra was cycling from Gawler to his uncle and aunt's house near Tanunda to join a ride with them in the Clare Valley.