After watching the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games on TV as a 10-year-old and learning there was an avenue for people with a disability to compete on the world stage, Gordon Allan made it his goal to one day become a Paralympian.

He had started learning to ride a bike like most kids. However, unable to progress from training wheels like his mates, Gordon put the bike aside as he thought he’d never develop the required balance. In fact, he didn’t touch a bike again until the age of 12, when he was at a park with some friends and they dared him to ride down a big grassy hill. Somehow, he says, he stayed upright and, from there, his passion was ignited.

Gordon competed in football, athletics and swimming through primary school and early high school but discovered Para-Cycling after attending a Paralympics Australia Talent Search Day in 2011. With …

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Date of birth
3 April 1998
Sport
Para-cycling
Past Paralympic Games

Tokyo 2020

Impairment
Physical Impairment – Cerebral palsy
How acquired
Birth
Residence
Lalor Park, NSW
Occupation
Student and athlete
Started competing
2014
First competed for Australia
2018
Sport career highlights

Multiple World Championship medallist and breaking the C2 1km TT World Record

Greatest sporting moments

Watching Australia qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Favourite quote
Don’t quit when you’re tired, quit when you’re done!

Disciplines

  • Sport: Para-cycling Classification: C2

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