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Grant Allen

b. 1980

Australian Paralympic cyclist

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About Grant Allen

Born 1980. Grant Allen is an Australian sport cyclist and handcyclist.

Grant Allen (born 24 July 1980) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

Personal Allen was born 24 July 1980 in Auburn, South Australia, where he grew up on a small farm. He moved to Adelaide after finishing high school and started working in a bike shop, extending his riding experience to mountain bikes. He travelled overseas to work with bike brands shooting parts for mountain bike films and competing in events such as the Red Bull Rampage in the Utah desert.

Cycling After his accident, he took up handcycling and is classified as H4. He has won the Men's Road Race and Time Trial H4 events at the Australian Championships from 2017 to 2021. At the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Maniago, Italy, he finished 8th in the Men's Road Race H4 and 18th Men's Time Trial H4.

Allen finished fifth in the Men's Time Trial H4 and sixth in the Men's Road Race H4 at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau.

At the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Ronse, he won the silver medal in the Mixed Team Relay H1-5, seventh in the Men's Time Trial H4 and ninth in the Men's Road Race H4.

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Who is Grant Allen?

Australian Paralympic cyclist

When was Grant Allen born?

Grant Allen was born on 24 July 1980 in Auburn.

What is Grant Allen's occupation?

Grant Allen is a sport cyclist and handcyclist.

What nationality is Grant Allen?

Grant Allen is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Grant Allen

· Wikidata: Q107478696

· DBpedia: Grant Allen (cyclist)

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