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Lyn Lepore
Personal information
Full nameLynette Lepore
Nationality Australia
Born9 October 1961
Perth, Western Australia
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Women's Tandem open
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Women's 1 km Time Trial Tandem open
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem open

Lynette ("Lyn") Lepore, Order of Australia|OAM]][1] (born 9 October 1961)[2]is a visually impaired Paralympic tandem cyclist from Perth, Western Australia.[2] She competed at the 1996 Atlanta Games but did not win any medals at those games.[3]At the 2000 Sydney Games, she won a gold medal in the Women's Tandem open event, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia,[1]a silver medal in the Women's 1 km Time Trial Tandem open event and a bronze medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit Open event.[3] In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.[4]

Lepore appealed against Kieran Modra's placement in the Australian Paralympic cycling team at the 2004 Athens Games, in a case that was successful at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Leading up to the games, Modra was piloted by David Short and Robert Crowe for sprinting and long-distance events, respectively. The appeal was on the grounds that Lepore deserved her place in the team because when each of Modra's pilot–rider combinations was counted separately, she had a higher rank than Modra.[5] The day before the opening ceremony, the Australian Paralympic Committee successfully appealed to the International Paralympic Committee to give Modra an extra place in the team.[6]Lepore did not win any medals at the 2004 games.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Lepore, Lynette". It's an Honour. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Australians at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics: Cyclists". Australian Sports Commission. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Athlete Search Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Lepore, Lyn: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  5. ^ "Modra battles his way to cycling gold". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  6. ^ "12th Paralympic Games: Day 2". Cyclingnews.com. 19 September 2004. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

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