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Amanda Reid OAM (formerly Amanda Fowler;[1] 12 November 1996) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer, cyclist and snowboarder. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming.[2][3][4] At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C1–3[5][6] and at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3.[7] At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3 (defending her gold medal in Tokyo).[8]

Key Information

In 2023, she won a gold medal at the 2023 World Para Snowboard Championships.

Personal

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Reid was born on 12 November 1996 with spastic quadriplegia and an intellectual disability.[1][4][9] She is from the Blue Mountains town of Blaxland in New South Wales.[10][11] She has heritage from the Wemba-Wemba and Guringai people.[12] She attended Blaxland High School and Endeavour Sports High School.[13][14]

Career

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Speed skating

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At around the age of nine she won national titles in able-bodied short-track speed skating competitions, becoming the first person to win Australian, New Zealand, and all-Australian state titles for her age in one year.[15][16]

Swimming

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Fowler swimming at the 2011 Oceania Paralympic Championships

Reid (who competed as Amanda Fowler) was an S14 classified swimmer.[4] She was classified as an S8 swimmer for the 2015 New South Wales Multi-Class Championships.[17] She was a member of Woy Woy Swim club.[18][19] At the 2010 Australian All Schools Swimming Championships, she won ten medals,[11] eight of which were gold.[20] She competed at the 2011 Global Games as a fourteen-year-old.[21] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in swimming[4] competing in the S14 100-metre breaststroke event.[18]

Cycling

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After the 2012 London Paralympics, she changed her surname to Reid and transferred to cycling. At her first major international competition, she won a silver medal in the Women's C2 500 m Time Trial at the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy.[22]

At the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she won a silver medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C1–3.[6] Her other results were 11th in both the Women's Road Time trial C1–3 and Women's Road Race C1-3.[6]

In 2016, she was a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[23]

At the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles, Reid won gold medals in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C2 and Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C2 and a silver medal in the Women's Scratch Race C1–3.[24]

At the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, she won the silver medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C2.[25]

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, Reid won the gold medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C2 in a new world record time of 39.505 seconds and a silver medal in the Women's Scratch Race C1–C2.[26][27]

At the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Milton, Ontario, she won two gold medals – Women's Time Trial C2 and Women's Omnium C2.[28]

Reid won her first Paralympic gold medal in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C1-3 at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in a world record time of 35.581.[29] She also competed in the Mixed team sprint C1-5 together with Meg Lemon and Gordon Allan. The team came ninth.[30]

At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau, Reid finished fourth in The Women's Time Trial C2 and did not finish the Women's Road Race C2.[31]

At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, she won the gold medals in the Women's Time Trial C2, Women's Omnium C2, and Women's Scratch Race C2, along with a silver medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C2.[32] At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, she won the gold medals in the 500 m Time Trial C2 and the Omnium C2, a silver medal in the Scratch Race C2, and a bronze medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C2.[33][34][35][36]

At the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, she won gold medals in the 500 m time trial C2 (her fifth win in a row in this event at the championships) and the scratch race C1–C2.[37][38]

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the 500 m Time Trial C1–3 (defending her gold medal in Tokyo) with a facgtored time of 36.676 seconds.[8] Reid finished 13th in two road races.

Snowboarding

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Reid won the gold medal in the Women's Snowboard Cross SB-LL1 and the bronze medal in the Women's Snowboard Dual Banked SB-LL1 at the 2023 World Para Snowboard Championships held at La Molina.[39][40]

Controversy

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In 2018, it was reported that Reid's former coach Simon Watkins accused her of exaggerating her physical and intellectual conditions and symptoms.[1] The Australian Paralympic Committee dismissed these allegations, describing them as "opinion" by a non-medical professional, saying that she had been through "rigorous assessment processes" and that it was "not uncommon to change classifications".[41]

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Amanda Reid is an Australian Paralympic athlete known for her dominance in para-cycling, where she has won back-to-back gold medals in the C1-3 500m time trial at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, becoming the first Indigenous Australian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal in cycling. A proud Wemba Wemba and Guring-gai woman with cerebral palsy, she competes in the C2 classification and has also represented Australia in para-swimming and para-snowboarding. Born on 12 November 1996 in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Reid initially competed in short-track speed skating before transitioning to para-swimming, where she won multiple medals at international competitions and represented Australia at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. She later switched to para-cycling, earning a silver medal in the 500m time trial at the 2016 Rio Paralympics before achieving greater success with world championships and her Paralympic golds. Reid has also succeeded in para-snowboarding, securing a world title in snowboard cross in 2023. In 2022, she was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her service to sport as a Paralympic gold medallist, and she remains active in mentoring Indigenous children and people with disabilities.

Early life

Amanda Reid was born on 12 November 1996 in Blaxland, in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia. She is a proud Wemba Wemba and Guring-gai woman and was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that affects her movement and learning. From a young age, Reid was active in sports, with physical activity serving as therapy for her cerebral palsy. Around the age of nine, she competed against able-bodied athletes in short-track speed skating and became the first in her age group to simultaneously hold the Australian, New Zealand, and all Australian state titles in one year. She later transitioned to para-swimming, initially competing under the name Amanda Fowler with the Woy Woy Swim Club. Reid attended Blaxland High School and Endeavour Sports High School. She achieved early international success in para-swimming, winning seven gold medals at the 2011 Global Games and multiple medals at the 2011 Arafura Games.

Performing arts beginnings

Community theater

Amanda Reid discovered community theater at age 13 after leaving competitive gymnastics, drawn to singing, acting, and performing when she felt something was missing from her athletic pursuits. She made her stage debut in the summer before eighth grade, playing Gabriella Montez in a youth production of High School Musical 2, Jr. at North Texas Performing Arts. Her subsequent community theater roles included portraying Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown, which she described as the most enjoyable role of her career thus far. Reid also performed the title role in Aida, where she closely studied Heather Headley's performance for inspiration. In a more recent production, she played Mary Magdalene in North Texas Performing Arts' Jesus Christ Superstar. These pre-professional experiences in local and youth theater ignited her passion for musical theater and led her to pursue formal training in the discipline.

Education

Amanda Reid attended Blaxland High School and Endeavour Sports High School.

Career

Amanda Reid initially competed in short-track speed skating as a child, becoming the first person to win Australian, New Zealand, and all state titles in her age group in a single year.

Swimming

Reid transitioned to para-swimming and competed at the 2012 London Paralympic Games in the S14 classification, finishing 5th in the 100 m breaststroke. She won multiple medals at international competitions, including seven gold medals at the 2011 Global Games and medals at the 2011 Arafura Games. She also reached finals in four events at the 2012 IPC Swimming World Championships.

Para-cycling

Reid switched to para-cycling after the 2012 Paralympics, competing in the C2 classification (with some C1-3 combined events). She achieved early success with a bronze in the C2 500 m time trial at the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. At the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, she won silver in the C1-3 500 m time trial. She went on to dominate the 500 m time trial, winning world championships in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2024. She also secured additional track world titles in events including the individual pursuit (2017), scratch race (2020, 2024), and omnium (2022, 2023). At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games (held in 2021), she won gold in the C1-3 500 m time trial, setting a world record of 35.581 seconds. She defended this title at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, winning gold again in the C1-3 500 m time trial. She also competed in road events at multiple Paralympics and world championships.

Para-snowboarding

In addition to cycling, Reid has competed in para-snowboarding (SB-LL1 classification). At the 2023 World Para Snowboard Championships in La Molina, she won gold in snowboard cross and bronze in dual banked slalom. Reid was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2022 for her service to sport as a Paralympic gold medallist and has been recognized as AusCycling Cyclist of the Year (2023 Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy). She mentors Indigenous children and people with disabilities.

Personal life

Amanda Reid was born on 12 November 1996 in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales. She is a proud Wemba Wemba and Guring-gai woman with cerebral palsy. No further detailed personal information is available in reliable sources beyond her heritage, disability, and public activities such as mentoring Indigenous children and people with disabilities.
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