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Michael Gallagher (cyclist)

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Michael Gallagher
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Gallagher
Personal information
Full nameMichael Thomas Gallagher
NationalityAustralian
Born(1978-12-14)14 December 1978(age 45)
Scotland
Sport
SportTrack and road cycling
DisabilityErb's palsy
Disability classC5
ClubCarnegie Caulfield Cycling Club
Medal record
Men'spara-cycling
RepresentingAustralia
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Individual Pursuit LC1
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Individual Pursuit C5
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Individual Road Race LC1-2/CP4
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Individual Road Time Trial C5
IPC World Championships
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006Aigle Men's 1k Time Trial LC1
Gold medal – first place 2006Aigle Men's 4k Individual Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2007Bordeaux Men's 1 km Time Trial LC1
Gold medal – first place 2007Bordeaux Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit LC1
Gold medal – first place 2009Manchester Men's 4 km Time Trial LC1
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montichiari Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C5
Gold medal – first place 2012Carson Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C4/C5
Gold medal – first place 2014 Aguascalientes Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C4
Gold medal – first place 2015 Appledorn Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C5
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C5
Bronze medal – third place 2012Carson Men's Scratch Race C4/C5
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Appledorn Men's 15km Scratch Race
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Baie-Comeau Men's Road Race C5
Silver medal – second place 2009Italy Men's Road Time Trial LC1
Silver medal – second place 2010Canada Men's Road Time Trial C5
Silver medal – second place 2011Denmark Men's Road Time Trial C5

Michael Thomas Gallagher,OAM(born 14 December 1978) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist from Scotland. He has won gold medals at theBeijingand2012 London Paralympics.He was selected in the Australian team for the2016 Rio Paralympics.[1]The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) revealed that Gallagher had returned a positive A sample for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition training camp in Italy in July 2016. This A positive disqualified him from the Rio Paralympics.[2]

Personal

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Gallagher was born on 14 December 1978 inScotlandand moved to Australia as a five-year-old. He hasErb's palsyin his right shoulder, due to an accident at birth.[3]He lives inMelbourne[4]and runs a construction business.[5]

Cycling

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Gallagher is aC5 classifiedtrack and road cyclist.[5]He started cycling with a family friend when he was twenty-five years old, and then started taking the sport more seriously. He cycles forCarnegie Caulfield Cycling Club,is affiliated with theVictorian Institute of Sportand is coached by Hilton Clarke Senior. He first represented Australia in 2005 at theIPC European Championships.His cycling is sponsored byVictorian Institute of Sport(VIS),Bianchi,2XUandCSM Cycles.[4]

He was part of the Australian team at the 2005 IPC European Championships, the 2006 and 2007 Para-cycling World Championships, and the 2009, 2011 and 2012 Para-cycling Track World Championships. I He has also participated in road-racing competitions, including the 2009 Para-cycling Road World Championships and the 2011 Para-cycling Road World Cup in Australia.[4]

At the2008 Beijing Games,he won a gold medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit LC1 event, for which he received aMedal of the Order of Australia,[6]and a bronze medal in the Men's Individual Road Race LC1–2/CP4 event.[7]At the2012 London Paralympics,he participated in the Men's Road Race C4–5, Men's Time Trial C5, Men's Individual Pursuit C5 and the Mixed Team Sprint C1–5 events – winning a gold medal in the Individual Pursuit C5 and a bronze medal in the Time Trial C5.[7]

Gallagher at the 2012 London Paralympics

Competing at the 2013UCI Para-cycling Road World ChampionshipsinBaie-Comeau,Canada, he won a gold medal in the Men's Road Race C5.[8]At the 2014UCI Para-cycling Track World ChampionshipsinAguascalientes,Mexico, he won the gold medal in the Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C4. He broke the world record with a time of 4minutes and 24.057 seconds in the qualifying.[9]

At the 2015UCI Para-cycling Track World ChampionshipsinAppledorn,Netherlands,he won the gold medal in the Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C5 and a bronze medal in the 15 km Scratch Race C5.[10][11]

Competing at the 2015UCI Para-cycling Road World ChampionshipsinNottwil,Switzerland, he finished tenth in the Men's Time Trial C5 and fifth in the Men's Road Race C5.[12][13]

At the 2016UCI Para-cycling Track World ChampionshipsinMontichiari,Italy,he defended his Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C5 title by defeating fellow AustralianAlistair Donohoe.[14]

In 2016, he was aVictorian Institute of Sportscholarship holder.[15]

In 2016 he was found to have tested positive for the banned substance EPO and removed from the Australian Paralympic team for Rio 2016 Paralympics.[16]

In 2023 he was part of Team HKL/ROKiTs WTRL APAC Open Shield A1 winning squad.[17]

Recognition

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Gallagher gold medallist at the 2012 London Paralympics

Gallagher was named the Victorian Athlete of the Year with a Disability in 2006 and 2007. He was one of the top three finalists for the Australian Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award in 2006 and the Victorian Institute of Sport Award of Excellence in 2007. He also received the Victorian Institute of Sport Coaches Award for Cycling in 2006. In 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010, he was named the Cycling Australia Male Para-cyclist of the Year. In 2008, he was one of eighty Australians to participate in the2008 Summer Olympicstorch relay.[4]In November 2013, he was namedCycling Australia's Elite Male Para-Cyclist of the Year.[18]

References

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  1. ^"Australian Paralympic Team announced".Australian Paralympic Committee News, 30 May 2016.Archived fromthe originalon 3 October 2018.Retrieved30 May2016.
  2. ^CyclingTips (2 September 2016)."Australian Paralympian Michael Gallagher to miss Rio after testing positive for EPO | CyclingTips".cyclingtips.Retrieved2 September2016.
  3. ^"Michael Gallagher".Australian Paralympic Committee. Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2011.Retrieved9 November2011.
  4. ^abcd"Michael Gallagher".Cycling Australia. 4 October 2011.Retrieved9 November2011.
  5. ^ab"Michael Gallagher".Australian Paralyampic Committee Team Profile.Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2011.Retrieved4 July2012.
  6. ^"Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)".ABC News.27 January 2009.Retrieved29 December2011.
  7. ^ab"Michael Gallagher".Paralympic.org.International Paralympic Committee.Retrieved6 October2012.
  8. ^"Para-cyling Road World Championships - Results".UCI Website.Archived fromthe originalon 1 February 2014.Retrieved2 September2013.
  9. ^"Australia finishes Para Track Worlds as top nation".Cycling Australia News.14 April 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 15 April 2014.Retrieved14 April2014.
  10. ^"Gallagher & Powell defend world titles; Australia claims four medals on day three".Cycling Australia News.29 March 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 18 May 2015.Retrieved7 May2015.
  11. ^"Donohoe claims maiden track world title; Australia finishes with 11 medals".Cycling Australia News, 30 March 2015.Retrieved7 May2015.
  12. ^"Cooke and Bridgwood claim gold at UCI Para-cycling World Championships".Cycling Australia News.31 July 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 11 March 2016.Retrieved3 August2015.
  13. ^"Alistair Donohue defends world title at Para-cycling Road Worlds".Cycling Australia News.2 August 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 23 September 2015.Retrieved3 August2015.
  14. ^"Gallagher gold headlines six medal haul on day three".Cycling Australia News.20 March 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2016.Retrieved20 March2016.
  15. ^"Michael Gallagher".Victorian Institute of Sport website.Archived fromthe originalon 11 August 2016.Retrieved2 June2016.
  16. ^"Australian Paralympian Michael Gallagher to miss Rio after testing positive for EPO".Cyclingtips.2 September 2016.Retrieved2 September2016.
  17. ^"Zwift Racing League | WTRL - 2022/23 ROUND 3 - JAN 10TH to FEB 14TH 2023".WTRL Ltd.Retrieved23 March2023.
  18. ^"Caroline Buchanan awarded Opie medal".Cycling Australia News.8 November 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 19 November 2013.Retrieved19 November2013.
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