Michael Shippley

Michael Shippley (born 30 June 1992)

Cycling Prior to his motorbike accident, participated in triathlon and Olympic weightlifting. He is classified as C4 cyclist.

At the 2019 Para-cycling Track World Championships, he finished 13th in the Men's Time Trial C5 and 4th in the Team Sprint C1-5. He missed selection for the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, he won the bronze medal in the Mixed Team Sprint C1-5 and finished 5th in the Men's Time Trial C5.

At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Glasgow, he won the silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial C4.

At the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won two bronze - the Men's Time Trial C4 and the Mixed Team Sprint C1-5.

At the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won the gold medal in the Mixed Team Sprint C1-5 and bronze medal in the Men's Sprint C4.

In 2022, he is a member of the Balmoral Cycling Club and a Queensland Academy of Sport scholarship athlete.

Athletics At the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi, he was ranked 15th in 100m T44. He is coached by Paul Pearce.