Snapshot

NAME: Amanda Reid
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​DOB: 12/11/1996
​BORN: Blue Mountains, NSW
LIVES: Sydney, NSW
CLUB: St George CC
​TEAM: NSWIS
DISCIPLINE: Track  
PET EVENTS: Time Trial 

ABOUT AMANDA

Amanda represented Australia in swimming at just 15 years of age at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, before taking up cycling shortly after.

Amanda won her first cycling national crown in 2015, and has claimed five national titles through to 2018. 

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, Amanda won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C1–3.

In 2017, Amanda claimed dual world crowns on the track in the time trial and individual pursuit. 

Amanda was also named the NAIDOC Sportsperson of the Year for 2017.

​At the 2019 World Championships Amanda set a world record in the time trial which she broke at the 2020 Championships!

MAJOR RESULTS

PARALYMPIC GAMES

2016 - Rio
SILVER -  500m Time Trial

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2020 
🌈  C2 Time Trial & world record 
🌈  C2 Scratch Race

2019 
🌈  C2 Time Trial & world record 
SILVER C2 Scratch Race

2018 
SILVER C2 500m Time Trial 

2017 Los Angeles
🌈  500m Time Trial
🌈  3km Individual Pursuit
SILVER Scratch Race

2016 Montichiari
SILVER 500m Time Trial

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

2019
1st 500m Time Trial
1st 3km Individual Pursuit

2018
1st 500m Time Trial
1st 3km Individual Pursuit

2017
1st 500m Time Trial
1st 3km Individual Pursuit

2016
1st 500m Time Trial

AMANDA REID NEWS

Sport taught me how to talk properly, socialise and now I’m able to help not only other kids with disabilities but also to show their parents that sport is important for people with disabilities as well.