Paige Greco (born 19 February 1997) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won gold medals at the 2019 World Track Championships in C1-3 women's pursuit

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. She broke the World Record setting a new one of 3:52.283 in the 3000m individual pursuit at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Personal life

Greco has cerebral palsy which mainly affects the right side of her body. She has completed an Exercise Science Degree at the University of South Australia.

Cycling

Greco is classified as a C3 cyclist. Before turning to cycling, Greco was a promising track and field athlete. In 2018, Greco moved from Victoria to

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to be coached by Loz Shaw. At the

2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling with athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 14 to 17 March 2019. The championships Apeldo ...

in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, she won gold medals in the Women's 3 km Pursuit C3 and C3 500m Time Trial. In qualifying for Women's 3 km Pursuit final, Greco's time of 4mins 0.206secs broke the existing world record by three seconds. In the 500m Time Trial C3, her time of 39.442secs smashed the previous mark by almost two seconds. She also won the silver medal in the Women's Scratch Race C3. At the

2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships is the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Emmen in The Netherlands from 11 to 15 September 2019. Medalists Medal ta ...

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, she won the gold medal in the Women's Time Trial C3 and fifth in the Women's Road Race C3. At the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Milton, Ontario, she won the gold medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C3. Greco in her first Paralympic Games in

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, won the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit C1-3, setting a world record time of 3:50.815 in the gold medal race. She won bronze medals in the Women's Road Trial Trial C1-3 with a time of 26:37:54 and Women's Road Race C1-3 with a time of 1:13.11. At the

2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships The 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships is the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The championships took place in Baie-Comeau in Canada from 11 to 14 August 2022. Medalists Men's events ...

in Baie-Comeau, she won the bronze medal in the Women's Time Trial C3 and finished 5th in the Women's Road Race C3. At the

2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were held from 20 to 23 October 2022, at the Vélodrome National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Results Men Women Mixed Medal table References {{reflist External linksResults

in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, she won the bronze medal in Women's Time Trial C3.

Recognition

*2019 – Cycling Australia Para Female Track Cyclist of the Year. *2021 –

Para Athlete of the Year *2022 – Medal of the Order of Australia for service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020

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Paige Greco
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