Australian cyclist (born 1983)
Jason Niblett![]() |
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Full name | Jason Niblett |
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Born | (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 41) Horsham, Victoria |
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Discipline | Track |
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Role | Rider, Pilot |
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Rider type | Sprinter, Tandem Class Blind |
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Jason Niblett (born 18 February 1983 in Horsham, Victoria) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[1]
Niblett served as pilot to Kieran Modra at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where the pair won two silver medals in the Men's tandem sprint B and Men's tandem time trial.[2] In November 2014, Niblett and Modra were awarded the South Australian Institute of Sport Male Athlete with a Disability of the Year award.[3]
Career highlights
- 2000
- 1st Team Sprint, World Championships – Juniors
- 2001
- 1st Team Sprint, World Championships – Juniors
- 2004
- 1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2005
- 1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide
- 2006
- 2nd Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2nd Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne
- 2008
- 3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles
- 2010
- 1st Team Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Delhi
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