Jason Niblett (born 18 February 1983 in

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) is an Australian professional

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. He was an

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scholarship holder. Niblett served as pilot to

Kieran Modra Kieran John Modra (27 March 1972 – 13 November 2019) was an Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist. He won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Gla ...

at the

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, Scotland, where the pair won two silver medals in the Men's tandem sprint B and Men's tandem time trial. In November 2014, Niblett and Modra were awarded the

South Australian Institute of Sport Sport plays an important role in the business, community, social and cultural life in South Australia. Sport as entertainment plays an important role with South Australia having the second highest rate of event attendance of all states and terri ...

Male Athlete with a Disability of the Year award.

Career highlights

;2000 :1st Team Sprint,

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– Juniors ;2001 :1st Team Sprint,

– Juniors ;2004 :1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games,

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;2005 :1st Team Sprint,

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;2006 :2nd Sprint, Oceania Games,

:2nd Team Sprint, Oceania Games,

;2008 :3rd Team Sprint,

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;2010 :1st Team Sprint,

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