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modra sarnya parker -lrb- left -rrb- with their gold medals won -lrb- at the 2000 summer paralympics shown right -rrb- and her cycling parter tania modra port lincoln , south australia 14 january 1975 141100 medals - 3b - 2000 sydney medal photo.jpg - cycling track tania modra sarnya parker gold tania modra

tania modra

tania modra , oam -lrb- born 14 january 1975 -rrb- is an australian paralympic tandem cycling pilot .
she was born in port lincoln , south australia .
eighteen months before the 2000 sydney games , her brother , visually impaired paralympic tandem cyclist kieran modra , introduced her to tandem cyclist sarnya parker , despite modra 's lack of competitive cycling experience , and she became parker 's pilot.she won two gold medals at the sydney paralympics with parker in the women 's 1 km time trial tandem open and women 's individual pursuit tandem open events , for which she received a medal of the order of australia ; the pair broke the world record in both events .
