Paige Greco

Paige Greco (born 19 February 1997) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist who won gold medals at 2019 World Track Championships. Her aim is to compete at the 2020 Toyko Paralympics.

Personal

Greco has cerebral palsy which mainly affects the right side of her body. In 2019, she is studying sport and exercise science at the University of South Australia.

Cycling

Greco is classified as a C3 cyclist. Before turning to cycling, Greco was promising track and field athlete. In 2018, Greco moved from Victoria to South Australian Sports Institute to be coached by Loz Shaw.

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, she won gold medals in the Women's 3 km Pursuit C3 and C3 500m Time Trial. In qualifying for Women's 3 km Pursuit final, Greco's time of 4mins 0.206secs broke the existing world record by three seconds. In the 500m Time Trial C3, her time of 39.442secs smashed the previous mark by almost two seconds. She also won the silver medal in the Women's Scratch Race C3.

At the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Emmen, Netherlands, she won the gold medal in the Women's Time Trial C3 and fifth in the Women's Road Race C3.

At the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Milton, Ontario, she won the gold medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C3.

Recognition

• 2019 - Cycling Australia Para Female Track Cyclist of the Year.