Kerry Golding

Kerry Joan Modra OAM^[1] (née Golding; born 27 November 1973)^[2] is an Australian Paralympic tandem cycling pilot. She was born in the New South Wales city of Nowra.^[2] She was introduced to Kieran Modra, a visually impaired cyclist, at a friend's 21st birthday party. He convinced her to take up cycling; she had only played netball before then.^[3] She became Modra's pilot, and six months later,^[3] she won a gold medal with him at the 1996 Atlanta Games in the Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open event,^[4] for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.^[1]

Action shot of Kerry Modra (pilot, shown front) with her cycling partner and husband Kieran Modra during the 1 km Time Trial at the 2000 Summer Paralympics

Kerry Golding

Kieran Modra (left) and his wife and pilot Kerry Modra in 2008 showing the gold medal that they won in the 200 m sprint event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics
Personal information
Birth name	Kerry Joan Golding
Full name	Kerry Joan Modra
Nationality	Australia
Born	27 November 1973 (1973-11-27) (age 51) Nowra, New South Wales
Spouse	Kieran Modra ​ ​ (m. 1997; died 2019)​
Medal record Women's para-cycling Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta Mixed 200 m Sprint Tandem open UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships 1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Sprint B 1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Time Trial B 1998 Colorado Springs Mixed Tandem Individual Pursuit B

She was married to Modra from May 1997 until his death in 2019,^[5][6] and they had three daughters.^[7] As Kieran's pilot at the 1998 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Colorado Springs, she won gold medals in the Mixed Tandem Sprint B, Mixed Tandem Time Trial B and Mixed Individual Pursuit B.^[8] At the 2000 Sydney Games, she did not win any medals.^[9] At the games, she was pregnant with the couple's first child, and fainted due to low blood pressure during a quarter-final sprint race; she was replaced as Kieran's pilot by his sister Tania for the rest of the games.^[10] In 2000, she received an Australian Sports Medal.^[11]