Bianca Woolford (born 20 July 1991) is an Australian para-cyclist with cerebral palsy. In 2014, she won two silver medals at the

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Personal

Woolford was born 20 July 1991 in

Whyalla, South Australia Whyalla was founded as "Hummocks Hill", and was known by that name until 1916. It is the fourth most populous city in the Australian state of South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Gawler and along with Port Pirie and Port Augusta ...

. She has

cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of movement disorders that appear in early childhood. Signs and symptoms vary among people and over time, but include poor coordination, spasticity, stiff muscles, Paresis, weak muscles, and tremors. There may be p ...

, which was caused from a seizure due to

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at birth. Her parents are Tania and Michael. She lives in

Port Lincoln, South Australia Port Lincoln is a town on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. It is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, which opens eastward into Spencer Gulf. It is the largest city in the West Coast region, and is located ...

Sports career

At the age of eighteen, she attended an

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Talent Search day in Adelaide, South Australia. Subsequently, she attended a training day the

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(SASI) and offered a scholarship. Ben Cook was appointed her coach. Being located in Port Lincoln, she was required to travel to SASI once every two weeks for coaching. In 2013,at the National Para-Cycling Road Championships in

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, she won a gold medal in the Women's Trial Trial. In 2014, at her first UCI Para-cycling Road World Championship in Greenville, South Carolina, she won silver medals in the Women's Time Trial T1 and Women's Road Race T1. At the 2015

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, Switzerland, she finished fourth in the Women's Time Trial T1 and Women's Road Race T1.

Recognition

*2014 -

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Female Athlete with a Disability of the Year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Woolford, Bianca Paralympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists with cerebral palsy People from Whyalla Sportswomen from South Australia 1991 births Living people Cyclists from South Australia Australian female cyclists South Australian Sports Institute alumni