Mark Rohan (born 26 July 1981) is an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
cyclist
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, and a former
Gaelic football
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and
wheelchair basketball
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player. He competes in the
H1 disability sport classification
Disability sports classification is a system that allows for fair competition between people with different types of disabilities.
Historically, the process has been overseen by 2 groups: specific disability type sport organizations that cover mul ...
as he has been paralysed from the chest down since a spinal cord injury in 2001. Rohan won two gold medals in the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...
.
He won a gold medal in the
Men's road time trial H1 event and in the
Men's road race H1 event.
References
External links
Official SiteLondon 2012 ProfileInterview at Joe.ie
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1981 births
Living people
Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic gold medalists for Ireland
Paralympic cyclists for Ireland
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic medalists in cycling