Kieran Modra

Kieran Modra
2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Modra
Personal information
Full nameKieran John Modra
Born(1972-03-27)27 March 1972
Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia
Died13 November 2019(2019-11-13) (aged 47)
Kingsford, South Australia, Australia
Spouse
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(m. 1997)​
Sport
SportAthletics, swimming, cycling
Medal record
Men's swimming
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Men's 100 m Backstroke B3
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Men's 200 m Backstroke B3
Men's cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Men's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1–3
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Men's Sprint Tandem B1–3
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Men's Individual Pursuit B&VI 1–3
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Men's Individual pursuit B
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Men's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Men's 1km time trial B&VI 1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Road time trial B
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Sprint B
Gold medal – first place 1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Time Trial B
Gold medal – first place 1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Individual Pursuit B
Gold medal – first place 2002 Altenstadt Mixed Tandem Sprint
Gold medal – first place 2002 Altenstadt Mixed Tandem 1km Time Trial
Gold medal – first place 2011 Montichiari Men's Tandem 4 km Pursuit B
Silver medal – second place 2014 Aguascalientes Men's Tandem 1km Time Trial B
Silver medal – second place 2014 Aguascalientes Men's Tandem Sprint B
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montichiari Men's Tandem 4 km Pursuit B
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Men's Tandem 1  km Time Trial B
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Men's Tandem Sprint B

Kieran John Modra AM (27 March 1972 – 13 November 2019) was an Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist. He won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.