Nigel Barley (cyclist)

Australian cyclist (born 1974)

Nigel Barley

2012 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Barley

Personal information
Nationality| Australian
Born|  (1974-09-27) 27 September 1974 (age 50)
Western Australia
Sport
Country|  Australia
Sport| Cycling
Event(s)| Road time trial
Road race

Medal record

Cycling
Paralympic Games
| 2012 London | Men's IndividualRoad Time Trial H3
Para-cycling Road World Championships
| 2013 Baie-Comeau | Men's Individual Time Trial H3

Nigel Barley (born 27 September 1974) is an Australian cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal.

## Personal

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Barley was born on 27 September 1974.[1][2] He is from Western Australia.[3][4][5][6] When he was twenty-six years old, he broke his back after falling from a roof and onto a hammer.[4][7] As of 2012[update], he lives in Parkerville, Western Australia.[4][7]

## Cycling

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Barley at the 2012 London Paralympics

Barley is an H3 classified hand-cyclist competing in road time trial and road race events.[1] He has a scholarship with the Western Australian Institute of Sport.[4] His carbon fibre hand-cycle costs A$20,000.[7]

Barley took up the sport within a year of his accident.[7] He has hand-cycled from Perth, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales.[4] At the 2011 para-cycling road World Cup in Sydney, he finished third in the H3 hand cycling event.[3] In 2012, he competed in races in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Australia and France. Some of these races were part of the 2012 International Paracycling Tour season. Others were part of the World Cup season.[8] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he won a silver medal in the Men's Road Individual Time Trial H3.[1][4] He was the sixth Western Australia to be named to the Australian team.[4] The Paralympics were his first.[7]

Competing at the 2013 Para-cycling Road World Championships, Baie-Comeau, Canada, he won a bronze medal in the Men's Individual Time Trial H3.[9]

## Recognition

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Nigel is a three-time winner of the Wheelchair Sports WA Sports Star of the Year award having won in 2011 alongside Darren Gardiner, 2012 alongside Shaun Norris, and 2013.[10]

## References

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* Sports portal

1. ^ a b c "Nigel Barley". Australia: Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
2. ^ "Nigel Barley". Cycling.org.au. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
3. ^ a b "Aussie cyclists win gold at Eastern Creek". Wwos.ninemsn.com.au. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
4. ^ a b c d e f g WAIS (13 June 2012). "Western Australian Institute of Sport". WAIS. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
5. ^ Foreman, Glen (24 July 2012). "Aussie paralympians throw down gauntlet to the Poms". News.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
6. ^ Glen Foreman (24 July 2012). "Paralympians throw down gauntlet". Fox Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
7. ^ a b c d e "Barley makes Paralympics - inMyCommunity - Perth, Western Australia". inMyCommunity. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
8. ^ Tuesday, 10 July 2012 19:20 (10 July 2012). "Nigel Barley Wins World Cup in Spain". Cyclesportnews.com. Retrieved 15 August 2012.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
9. ^ "Para-cycling Road World Championships -Results". UCI Website. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
10. ^ "WSWA 18th Annual Sports Star Awards". Wheelchair Sports WA. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.

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2012 Australian Paralympic Team

Head coaches shown in italics

Athletics|

* Nathan Arkley
* Damien Bowen
* Matthew Cameron
* Richard Colman
* Kurt Fearnley
* Sam Harding
* Todd Hodgetts
* Jake Lappin
* Hamish MacDonald
* Richard Nicholson
* Evan O'Hanlon
* Rheed McCracken
* Sam McIntosh
* Simon Patmore
* Scott Reardon
* Michael Roeger
* Brad Scott
* Russell Short
* Matthew Silcocks
* Tim Sullivan
* Lindsay Sutton
* Jack Swift
* Angie Ballard
* Carlee Beattie
* Georgia Beikoff
* Kelly Cartwright
* Gabriel Cole
* Christie Dawes
* Madison de Rozario
* Rachael Dodds
* Jodi Elkington
* Louise Ellery
* Michelle Errichiello
* Jessica Gallagher
* Madeleine Hogan
* Torita Isaac
* Rosemary Little
* Brydee Moore
* Katy Parrish
* Kristy Pond
* Kath Proudfoot
* Stephanie Schweitzer
* Erinn Walters

Cycling|

* Nigel Barley
* Michael Gallagher
* Bryce Lindores
* Kieran Modra
* David Nicholas
* Stuart Tripp
* Sean Finning
* Scott McPhee
* Carol Cooke
* Alexandra Green
* Felicity Johnson
* Simone Kennedy
* Jayme Paris
* Susan Powell
* Stephanie Morton

Equestrian|

* Grace Bowman
* Hannah Dodd
* Joann Formosa
* Rob Oakley

Goalball|

* Jennifer Blow
* Meica Christensen
* Tyan Taylor
* Nicole Esdaile
* Rachel Henderson
* Michelle Rzepecki
* Georgina Kenaghan

Powerlifting|

* Darren Gardiner
* Abebe Fekadu
* Ray Epstein

Rowing|

* Erik Horrie
* Gavin Bellis
* Kathryn Ross

Sailing|

* Matthew Bugg
* Daniel Fitzgibbon
* Liesl Tesch
* Colin Harrison
* Stephen Churm
* Jonathan Harris

Shooting|

* Ashley Adams
* Luke Cain
* Jason Maroney
* Bradley Mark
* Libby Kosmala
* Natalie Smith
* Miro Sipek

Swimming|

* Michael Anderson
* Tim Antalfy
* Michael Auprince
* Blake Cochrane
* Taylor Corry
* Matt Cowdrey
* Jay Dohnt
* Richard Eliason
* Daniel Fox
* Matthew Haanappel
* Brenden Hall
* Ahmed Kelly
* Mitchell Kilduff
* Matt Levy
* Jeremy McClure
* Andrew Pasterfield
* Grant Patterson
* Rick Pendleton
* Aaron Rhind
* Sean Russo
* Reagan Wickens
* Kayla Clarke
* Ellie Cole
* Katherine Downie
* Maddison Elliott
* Amanda Fowler
* Jacqueline Freney
* Tanya Huebner
* Kara Leo
* Esther Overton
* Katrina Porter
* Sarah Rose
* Teigan Van Roosmalen
* Prue Watt
* Annabelle Williams

Table tennis|

* Melissa Tapper
* Rebecca McDonnell

Wheelchair basketball|

* Dylan Alcott
* Jannik Blair
* Justin Eveson
* Michael Hartnett
* Tristan Knowles
* Bill Latham
* Grant Mizens
* Brad Ness
* Shaun Norris
* Tige Simmons
* Brett Stibners
* Nick Taylor
* Amanda Carter
* Shelley Chaplin
* Cobi Crispin
* Leanne Del Toso
* Kylie Gauci
* Katie Hill
* Bridie Kean
* Tina McKenzie
* Amber Merritt
* Clare Nott
* Sarah Stewart
* Sarah Vinci
* John Triscari

Wheelchair rugby|

* Nazim Erdem
* Ryan Scott
* Jason Lees
* Cameron Carr
* Andrew Harrison
* Greg Smith
* Cody Meakin
* Josh Hose
* Ben Newton
* Ryley Batt
* Chris Bond
* Brad Dubberley

Wheelchair tennis|

* Ben Weekes
* Adam Kellerman
* Daniela Di Toro
* Janel Manns
* Greg Crump

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