Nicole Murray

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Nicole Murray (born 13 October 1992) is a New Zealand cyclist. She competed at the women's individual pursuit C5 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, finishing fourth.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/cycling-road/athlete-profile-n1616449-murray-nicole.htm |title=Nicole Murray |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825051426/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/cycling-road/athlete-profile-n1616449-murray-nicole.htm |url-status=dead}}

Career

Nicole has won multiple medals at Para Cycling World Championships, including a silver medal at the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships,{{cite web |url=http://paraworlds2018.veloresults.com/pdf/wc5ip1.pdf |title=Women's C5 individual pursuit |website=paraworlds2018.veloresults.com |access-date=25 August 2021 |archive-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904230039/http://paraworlds2018.veloresults.com/pdf/wc5ip1.pdf |url-status=dead}} a silver and a bronze at the 2022 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships,{{Cite web |date=2022-08-14 |title=2022 Para Cycling Road World Championships Day 4: Para cyclist Nicole Murray claims another medal – BRONZE! |url=https://paralympics.org.nz/news/2022-para-cycling-road-world-championships-day-4-para-cyclist-nicole-murray-claims-another-medal-bronze/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Paralympics New Zealand |language=en-NZ}} and two golds and a bronze at the 2022 UCI Para Cycling Track World Championships.{{Cite web |last=reporters |first=Stuff sports |date=2022-10-23 |title=Nicole Murray captures scratch race gold at para world cycling championships |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/130261524/nicole-murray-captures-scratch-race-gold-at-para-world-cycling-championships |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Stuff |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=reporters |first=Stuff sports |date=2022-10-24 |title=Nicole Murray stuns with Omnium gold at Para Cycling Track World Championships |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/130266044/nicole-murray-stuns-with-omnium-gold-at-para-cycling-track-world-championships |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Stuff |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=Para Cycling Track World Championships start soon in Paris - here's how to cheer on the Kiwis |url=https://paralympics.org.nz/news/para-cycling-track-world-championships-start-soon-in-paris-heres-how-to-cheer-on-the-kiwis/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Paralympics New Zealand |language=en-NZ}}

Awards and Honours

Nicole won Best Female Summer Athlete at the 2023 PARA SPORT Awards.{{Cite web |title=Winners of the first-ever PARA SPORT Awards announced |url=https://www.paralympic.org/para-sport/news/winners-first-ever-para-sport-awards-announced |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}

In 2024, she was among only 6 athletes worldwide to be nominated for the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award.{{Cite web |last=syroxEmedia |title=Laureus 2024 Nominations {{!}} Laureus |url=https://www.laureus.com/news/laureus-world-sports-awards-2024-nominees-announced |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=www.laureus.com |language=en}}

Classification and adapted equipment

Nicole rides in the C5 classification. Her left hand is amputated below the wrist, and she rides with some adaptations on her bikes.

Hometown and other interests

Nicole is from Ngahinapouri, in the Waikato region of New Zealand. She enjoys outdoor pursuits such as caving and surfing.

References

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[https://www.paralympic.org/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/nicole-murray_2004100 Nicole Murray] at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics ([https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/nicole-murray_2004100 alternate link], [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024-paralimpicos/atleta/nicole-murray_2004100 alternate link 2])

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:New Zealand female cyclists

Category:Paralympic cyclists for New Zealand

Category:Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Category:Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for New Zealand

Category:Paralympic medalists in cycling

Category:21st-century New Zealand sportswomen

Category:Cyclists from Waikato