Jason Niblett

{{Short description|Australian cyclist (born 1983)}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=May 2015}}

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| fullname = Jason Niblett

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|2|18}}

| birth_place = Horsham, Victoria

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| discipline = Track

| role = Rider, Pilot

| ridertype = Sprinter, Tandem Class Blind

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{{MedalSport|Men's track cycling}}

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2011 Apeldoorn|Team sprint}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2010 Delhi|Team sprint}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Glasgow|Men's tandem 1 km time trial B}}

{{MedalSilver|2014 Glasgow|Men's tandem sprint B}}

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Jason Niblett (born 18 February 1983 in Horsham, Victoria) is an Australian professional racing cyclist. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[http://www.ausport.gov.au/information/finding_sport_information/topic/commonwealth_games/commonwealth_games_2010/australian_team AIS Athletes at 2010 Commonwealth Games] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328021514/http://www.ausport.gov.au/information/finding_sport_information/topic/commonwealth_games/commonwealth_games_2010/australian_team |date=28 March 2012 }}

Niblett served as pilot to Kieran Modra at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where the pair won two silver medals in the Men's tandem sprint B and Men's tandem time trial.{{cite news|title=Interview: Kieran Modra, Jason Niblett|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-27/interview-kieran-modra-jason-niblett/5626814?section=sport|accessdate=26 July 2014|work=ABC Grandstand|date=27 July 2014}} In November 2014, Niblett and Modra were awarded the South Australian Institute of Sport Male Athlete with a Disability of the Year award.{{cite web|title=Cycling Dominate 2014 SASI Awards!|url=http://sasi.sa.gov.au/news/?a=151541|website=South Australian Sports Institute News|date=21 November 2014|accessdate=22 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129112705/http://sasi.sa.gov.au/news/?a=151541|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}

Career highlights

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;2000

:1st Team Sprint, World Championships – Juniors

;2001

:1st Team Sprint, World Championships – Juniors

;2004

:1st Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne

;2005

:1st Team Sprint, Australian National Track Championships, Adelaide

;2006

:2nd Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne

:2nd Team Sprint, Oceania Games, Melbourne

;2008

:3rd Team Sprint, World Cup, Los Angeles

;2010

:1st Team Sprint, Commonwealth Games, Delhi

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