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Amanda Reid
OAM

Reid in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1996-11-12) 12 November 1996 (age 28) Blaxland, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Classifications	S14, SB14, SM14 and S8 (Swimming); C2 (Cycling); SB-LL1 (Snowboarding)
Club	St George Cycling Club
Medal record Women's cycling Representing  Australia Paralympic Games Gold 2024 Paris 500 m Time Trial C1–3 Gold 2020 Tokyo 500 m Time Trial C1–3 Silver 2016 Rio 500 m Time Trial C1–3 Track World Championships Gold 2017 Los Angeles 500 m time trial C2 Gold 2017 Los Angeles 3 km individual pursuit C2 Gold 2019 Apeldoorn 500 m time trial C2 Gold 2020 Milton 500 m time trial C2 Gold 2020 Milton Omnium C2 Gold 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines 500 m time trial C2 Gold 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Omnium C2 Gold 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Scratch race C2 Gold 2023 Glasgow 500 m time trial C2 Gold 2023 Glasgow Omnium C2 Gold 2024 Rio de Janeiro 500 m time trial C2 Gold 2024 Rio de Janeiro Scratch race C1–C2 Silver 2016 Montichiari 500 m time trial C2 Silver 2017 Los Angeles Scratch race C1–3 Silver 2018 Rio 500 m time trial C2 Silver 2019 Apeldoorn Scratch race C1–C2 Silver 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit C2 Silver 2023 Glasgow Scratch race C2 Bronze 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit C2 Snowboarding World Para Snowboard Championships Gold 2023 La Molina Snowboard Cross SB-LL1 Bronze 2023 La Molina Snowboard Dual Banked SB-LL1

Amanda Reid OAM (born November 12, 1996) is an amazing Australian Paralympic athlete. She is a champion in swimming, cycling, and snowboarding.

Amanda has won many medals for Australia. She earned a silver medal in cycling at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. She then won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and 2024 Paris Paralympics in cycling. In 2023, she also won a gold medal at the World Para Snowboard Championships.

About Amanda Reid

Amanda Reid was born on November 12, 1996. She was born with spastic quadriplegia and an intellectual disability. She grew up in Blaxland, New South Wales, Australia. This town is located in the beautiful Blue Mountains.

Amanda is proud of her Indigenous heritage. She comes from the Wemba-Wemba and Guringai people. She attended Blaxland High School and Endeavour Sports High School.

Amanda's Sports Journey

Amanda Reid is a talented athlete who has competed in several sports. She has achieved great success in speed skating, swimming, cycling, and snowboarding.

Early Days in Speed Skating

When Amanda was about nine years old, she was a very fast speed skater. She won national championships in able-bodied short-track speed skating competitions. She was the first person to win Australian, New Zealand, and all-Australian state titles for her age in one year.

Swimming Career

Fowler swimming at the 2011 Oceania Paralympic Championships

Amanda started her Paralympic journey as a swimmer. She competed under her former name, Amanda Fowler. She was classified as an S14 swimmer. Later, she was also classified as an S8 swimmer.

In 2010, she won ten medals at the Australian All Schools Swimming Championships. Eight of these medals were gold. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. There, she competed in the S14 100-metre breaststroke event.

Cycling Achievements

After the 2012 London Paralympics, Amanda changed her last name to Reid. She then switched to competitive cycling.

Paralympic Cycling Medals

• 2016 Rio Paralympics: Amanda won a silver medal. This was in the Women's 500m Time Trial C1–3 event.
• 2020 Tokyo Paralympics: She won her first Paralympic gold medal. This was in the Women's 500m Time Trial C1-3. She set a new world record time of 35.581 seconds.
• 2024 Paris Paralympics: Amanda defended her gold medal. She won gold again in the 500m Time Trial C1–3.

World Championship Cycling Medals

Amanda has won many gold medals at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.

• 2017 Los Angeles: She won gold in the Women's 500m Time Trial C2. She also won gold in the Women's 3km Individual Pursuit C2.
• 2019 Apeldoorn: Amanda won gold in the Women's 500m Time Trial C2. She set a new world record of 39.505 seconds.
• 2020 Milton: She won two gold medals. These were in the Women's Time Trial C2 and Women's Omnium C2.
• 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines: She won three gold medals. These were in the Women's Time Trial C2, Women's Omnium C2, and Women's Scratch Race C2.
• 2023 Glasgow: Amanda won gold in the 500m Time Trial C2 and the Omnium C2.
• 2024 Rio de Janeiro: She won gold in the 500m time trial C2. This was her fifth win in a row for this event. She also won gold in the scratch race C1–C2.

Snowboarding Success

Amanda has also found success in snowboarding.

• 2023 World Para Snowboard Championships: She won a gold medal in the Women's Snowboard Cross SB-LL1. She also earned a bronze medal in the Women's Snowboard Dual Banked SB-LL1. These championships were held at La Molina.

Awards and Recognition

Amanda Reid has received many awards for her amazing achievements.

• 2017: She was named NAIDOC Sports Person of the Year. She also received the New South Wales Athlete with a Disability award.
• 2017: She was a Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship holder.
• 2022: Amanda received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). This was for her service to sport as a gold medallist at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020.
• 2023: She was named Snow Australia Paralympic Female Athlete of the Year. She also won National Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year.
• 2023: She received the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy and Oppy Medal. This is the highest award in Australian cycling. She was also named AusCycling Women’s Track Para-cyclist of the Year.
• 2024: She won National Sportsperson with a Disability of the Year again.

See Also

• Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
• Australia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
• Australia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
• Australia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics