Stuart Jones (cyclist)
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Nationality | Australia |
Born | Brisbane, Queensland |
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Cycling |
Disability class | T2 |
Club | Newcastle Cycling Club |
Stuart Jones (born 1969) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won silver medal at 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. He has been selected to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [1]
Personal[]
Jones was born in Brisbane, Queensland and in 2021 lives Maitland, New South Wales. In January 2014, he whilst riding to work to work he was clipped a parked car on the New England Highway at Beresfield, New South Wales.[2] He suffered a fractured skull, two fractured vertebrae in his spine and torn tendons in his hand. His doctors discovered he had no movement down most of the right side of his body, even after surgery to repair his spine. He underwent rehabilitation at Royal North Shore Hospital with a determination to walk and ride again.
He was a military police officer in the Australian Army. He has completed legal qualifications and aim is to become a solicitor after 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[3]
Cycling[]
Jones is classified as a T2 cyclist. His first major international competition was the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, South Africa where he finished ninth in the Men's Time Trial T2.[4] In 2019, he won bronze medals at two World Cups in the Men's Time Trial T2.[5] At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Netherlands, he won the silver medal in the Men's Time Trial T2.
In 2021, he is a member of the Newcastle Cycling Club.
References[]
- ^ "World And Paralympic Champions Feature Among Tokyo-Bound Para-Cyclists". Paralympics Australia. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Rigney, Sam. "Stuart Jones on the road again, pictures". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Stuart Jones". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Stuary Jones". Australian Cycling Team website. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Stuart Jones". UCI Para Ranking website. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
External links[]
- Paralympic cyclists of Australia
- Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Australian male cyclists
- Cyclists from New South Wales