Michael Shippley

Michael Shippley (born 30 June 1992) [1]is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won a bronze medal at 2022 World Para Track Championships.

Michael Shippley
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCycling
Disability classC5
Medal record
Cycling
Track
Bronze medal – third place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesMixed Team Sprint C1-5

Personal

Shippley was born 30 June 1998.[2] In 2014, he had a motorbike accident which resulted in a left common perennial nerve palsy (foot drop) and multi ligament damage to his left knee. [3]Shippley completed an engineering degree at Griffith University in 2020 and then commenced an exercise physiology degree. In 2019, he was awarded Full Blue Sporting Award at Griffith University.[4]

Cycling

Prior to his motorbike accident, participated in triathlon and Olympic weightlifting.[3] He is classified as C5 cyclist.

At the 2019 2019 Para-cycling Track World Championships, he finished 13th in the Men's Time Trial C5 and 4th in the Team Sprint C1-5.[2] He missed selection for the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5]

At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, he won the bronze medal in the Mixed Team Sprint C1-5 and finished 5th in the Men's Time Trial C5.[1]

In 2022, he is a member of the Balmoral Cycling Club and a Queensland Academy of Sport scholarship athlete.[6]

References
  1. "Results - UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships". UCI. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. "2019 World Para Track Cycling Championships - Official Results" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  3. "Michael Shippley: Chasing Olympic dreams in Tokyo". Cycling with Lipstick & Lycra. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. "Griffith University Blues Awards for Sporting Excellence 2019". Griffith University. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. "Medals Just One Priority At Track Cycling World Championships". Paralympics Australia. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. "Michael Shippley". AusCycling. Retrieved 24 October 2022.


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