Mark le Flohic

{{short description|Australian Paralympic cyclist}}

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{{MedalSport |Cycling}}

{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2000 Sydney |Mixed Bicycle Time Trial CP Div 4}}

{{MedalGold | 2004 Athens |Men's Tricycle Road Race CP Div 1/2}}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Athens |Men's Tricycle Time Trial CP Div 1/2}}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 Sydney |Mixed Tricycle 1.9 km Time Trial CP Div 2}}

{{MedalCompetition|IPC Track and Road World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2002 Altenstadt|Men's Road Time Trial CP2}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Aigle|Men's Road Time Trial CP2}}

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Mark le Flohic, OAM{{cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/886933|title=le Flohic, Mark, OAM|publisher=It's an Honour|access-date=25 January 2012}} (born 4 December 1970){{cite book|title=Media guide : Athens 2004 |url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/sites/default/files/Athens%202004%20Media%20Guide_0.pdf |year=2004 |publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee |location=Sydney }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} is a Paralympic cyclist from Western Australia, Australia.

He was born in Perth, Western Australia. He won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the Mixed Bicycle Time Trial CP Div 4 event, for which he received a Medal of the Order of Australia, and a bronze medal in the Mixed Tricycle 1.9 km Time Trial CP Div 2 event.{{cite web|title=Athlete Search Results|url=http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=le+Flohic&fname=Mark&gender=all|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=1 February 2012}} At the 2004 Athens Games, he won a gold medal in the Men's Tricycle Road Race CP Div 1/2 event and a silver medal in the Men's Tricycle Time Trial CP Div 1/2 event.

Le Flohic was a Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) scholarship holder and was one of two WAIS athletes which were selected as part of the Australian cycling team for Beijing.{{Cite web|url=http://wais.org.au/other/news_detail.php?id=124|title=WAIS|last=WAIS|website=wais.org.au|access-date=2017-10-05}} On 30 August 2008, he broke his collarbone during training, forcing him to withdraw from the 2008 Beijing Games.{{cite news|url=http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/setback-cycling-chances|title=Setback for Cycling Chances|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|date=2 September 2008|access-date=1 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324123133/http://www.paralympic.org.au/news/setback-cycling-chances|archive-date=24 March 2012}} Le Flohic sustained the injury in Perth and was forced to have a metal plate inserted in his shoulder.{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-09-03/dual-gold-medallist-withdraws-from-paralympics/498684|title=Dual Gold Medallist Withdraws from Paralympics|date=4 September 2008|work=ABC News|access-date=29 September 2017}} Le Flohic ended his Paralympic career with 2 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal indicating his success as an Australian Paralympic cyclist.

In his spare time, Le Flohic enjoys playing the sport of Boccia. By participating in this sport, Mark is aiming to encourage young people to participate in disability sports in order to allow for the generation of a new talent pool of wheelchair athletes in Australia.{{Cite news|url=http://www.westpix.com.au/preview.asp?image=TWA-0022775|title=Paralympic cyclist Mark Le Flohic plays the {{!}} WestPix|work=WestPix|access-date=2017-09-29}} Excelled himself in 'Great Bike Hike 2012, Perth to Broome'