Jason Paul Queally (born 11 May 1970) is an

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track cyclist. He won a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in

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Early years

Born at Great Heywood, Staffordshire, Queally spent his childhood in Caton, a village near Lancaster. He attended Caton County Primary School and

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, where he was part of the swimming squad in the mid-1980s, later representing Lancaster and British Universities in

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while a student at

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, where he earned a BSc in Biological Science. He took up cycle-racing at 25. In 1996, he nearly died in an accident at Meadowbank cycling track in

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brought down all the riders behind him, having caught the wheel of

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) when an 18-inch sliver of the wooden track entered his chest via his armpit. The accident seriously affected Queally's confidence in tactical racing; as a result, he no longer took part in the sprint events, instead choosing to dedicate himself to Kilo and team sprint riding, time trial events with a reduced risk of crashing.

Post Sydney

In October 2001 Queally competed in the World Human Powered Speed Challenge at

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on the

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, built largely from

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to a design by Chris Field. Queally maintained over the 200m timed section of the course, a European record. The winner, Sam Whittingham, achieved . Although Olympic champion, Queally was not selected for the 1 km time trial at the

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, competing only in the team sprint, in which Great Britain team was eliminated in the first round by Germany, the eventual winner, despite posting the second fastest time of the competition. In 2009, Queally was inducted into the

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. Queally retired from able-bodied cycling after failing to qualify for the

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. He subsequently worked with

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cyclist

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with the aim of competing together on a tandem at the

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. However he returned to able-bodied competition when he received a call up to the British squad for the

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. After not being selected for the

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he rejoined the British paralympic cycling squad as a pilot for the tandem events in November 2012.

Medals in championships

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**2000 ***Gold, 1km time trial ***Silver, team sprint *

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***Gold, team sprint ***Silver, 1 km time trial **

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***Bronze, team sprint **

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***Bronze, team sprint **

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***Bronze, team sprint **

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***Silver, team sprint ***Bronze, 1 km time trial **

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***Silver, team sprint *

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***Silver, 1 km time trial ***Silver, team sprint **

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***Silver, 1 km time trial ***Silver, team sprint **

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***Silver, 1 km time trial

References

External links

*
BBC News Online report of Queally's Olympic gold win
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Early years

Post Sydney

Medals in championships

See also

References

External links