Emily Petricola

Emily Petricola OAM (born 24 April 1980) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. She is a world record holder and gold medallist at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[1]

Emily Petricola
OAM
Emily Petricola in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1980-04-24) 24 April 1980
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportCycling
Disability classC4
Medal record
Cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2020 TokyoWomen's Pursuit C4
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoRoad time trial C4
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 ApeldoornIndividual pursuit C4
Gold medal – first place2020 MiltonIndividual pursuit C4
Gold medal – first place2020 MiltonOmnium C4
Gold medal – first place2020 MiltonScratch Race C4
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesIndividual pursuit C4
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesOmnium C4
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint-Quentin-en-YvelinesScatch Race C4
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowIndividual pursuit C4
Silver medal – second place2018 RioIndividual pursuit C4
Silver medal – second place2019 ApeldoornScratch Race C4
Bronze medal – third place2018 RioTime Trial C4
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 EmmenTime trial C4
Silver medal – second place2022 Baie-ComeauTime trial C4
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowTime trial C4
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowRoad race C4

Personal

In 2007 at the age of 27, Petricola was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She used to teach English in a private school.[2] She is a qualified English and humanities teacher.

Cycling

Petricola is classified as a C4 cyclist. In her first major international competition at the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she won the silver medal in Women's Pursuit C4 and the bronze medal in the Women's 500m Time Trial.[3] In the Women's Pursuit C4 heats she set a world record time of 3:54.501.

In 2019, she relocated from Melbourne to the Australian Cycling Team headquarters in Adelaide. At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, she won the gold medal in the Women's Pursuit C4. After breaking the world record in qualifying, in the final she overtook her opponent to win the gold. She also won the bronze medal in the Women's Scratch Race C4.[4]

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Emmen, Netherlands, she won the gold medal in the Women's Time Trial C4 and finished fifth in the Women's Road Race C4.[5]

At the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Milton, Ontario, she won three gold medals - Women's Individual Pursuit C4, Women's Omnium C4 and Women's Scratch Race C4.[6]

Petricola in her first Paralympic Games in 2020Tokyo, won the Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit C4, setting a world record time of 3:38.061 in the qualifying for the gold medal race.[7] She won the silver medal in the Women's Road Time Trial C4 and finished tenth in the Women's Road Race C4–5.

Petricola won the silver medal in the Women's Time Trial C4 and did not finish the Women's Road Race C4 at 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau.[8]

At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, she won three gold medals - Women's Pursuit C4, Women's Scratch Race C4 and Women's Omnium C4.[9]

Recognition

References
  1. "World And Paralympic Champions Feature Among Tokyo-Bound Para-Cyclists". Paralympics Australia. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. "5 Questions with Emily Petricola". St Kilda Cycling Club website. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. "10 medals for Australia at Para-cycling Track Worlds". Australian Paralympic Committee website. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. "019 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships - Day 3 Report". UCI Cycling website. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. "Team Australia finishes top para road-worlds". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. "Australia secure eight world titles at 2020 Para-cycling Track World Championships". Cycling Australia website. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  7. "Emily Petricola Results". Tokyo Paralympic Games Official Results. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. "2022 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships Official Results" (PDF). RSSTiming. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  9. "Results - UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships". UCI. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  10. "Australia Day 2022 Honours List" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. "Jai Hindley is the Santini AusCycling Cyclist of the Year". AusCycling. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  12. "Jessica Stenson and Athletics among big winners at AIS Sport Performance Awards". Australian Sports Commission. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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