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Jessica Gallagher

Jessica Gallagher
2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Gallagher
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38)
Geelong, Victoria
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportAlpine Skiing
Field athletics
Track cycling
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's para alpine skiing
Winter Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Vancouver Slalom visually impaired
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Giant slalom visually impaired
Women's para athletics
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch Long jump F13
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Christchurch Javelin F13
Women's para track cycling
Summer Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Time trial B
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Tandem time trial B
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Tandem sprint B
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Tandem time trial B
Silver medal – second place 2018 Rio de Janeiro Tandem sprint B
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Tandem sprint B
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Tandem sprint B
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Tandem time trial B
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Tandem time trial B
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Tandem sprint B
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Montichiari Tandem time trial B
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rio de Janeiro 500m time trial C1
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Tandem sprint B
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Tandem sprint B
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Tandem time trial B

Jessica Gallagher (born 14 March 1986) is an Australian Paralympic alpine skier, track and field athlete, tandem cyclist and rower. She was Australia's second female Winter Paralympian, and the first Australian woman to win a medal at the Winter Paralympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. She competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, where she won a bronze medal in the women's giant slalom visually impaired.[1]

She is legally blind, and represents Australia internationally in three sports: skiing, athletics and cycling. Besides her skiing achievements, she has represented Australia in athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, and won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2011 Christchurch IPC Athletics World Championships in long jump and javelin, respectively. She has also represented the state of Victoria as a junior in netball and basketball. Gallagher was selected in the Australian cycling team with her pilot Madison Janssen for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[2] Her "long term goal is to be the first Australian to medal at a summer and winter Paralympics or Olympics".[3] This was achieved when she won a bronze medal in the women's B/VI 1000m time trial in Rio.

She has been selected in track cycling at the 2024 Paris Paralympics- her fourth Paralympics (two winter and two summer).[4]

  1. ^ Paxinos, Stathi (16 March 2014). "Sochi Winter Paralympics: Jess Gallagher wins giant slalom bronze". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Australian Paralympic Team announced". Australian Paralympic Committee News, 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Unfinished business: Jessica Gallagher wants that summer Paralympic medal". SBS. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Paralympics Australia Names Cycling Team For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.

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