Korey Boddington

A whirlwind year took Queensland's Korey Boddington from national champion to Paralympic gold medallist in less than 12 months.

Boddington grew up on the Sunshine Coast and was involved in a motocross accident at the age of 15, resulting in an acquired brain injury.

While he was studying accountancy at university, Boddington began riding a bike to classes and taking part in bunch rides on the road. He soon discovered that the final sprint was the most exciting part of his ride, so after university he turned his attention to track cycling, where he could forgo the long rides and focus on sprinting.

He became classified as a C4 para-cyclist earned the support of the Queensland Academy of Sport.

In December 23, at age 28, he had a breakout performance at the 2024 AusCycling Para-cycling Track National Championships when he won won four national titles.

A few months later, Boddington was selected to represent the ARA Australian Cycling Team at the UCI Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  His debut was a success, winning a silver in the Men’s C4 Time Trial and a bronze in the Mixed Team Sprint C1-5.

He then earned selection to make his Paralympic Games debut at Paris 2024. There, he exceed all expectations by winning the men's C4-C5 1000m time trial in a Games record time of 1:01.650.

Boddington then teamed up with Gordon Allan and Alastair Donohoe to win the bronze medal for Australia in the C1-5 Team Sprint. He also competed in the C4-5 Road Race.