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| Full name | Alistair Donohoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-03-03)3 March 1995 (age 30) Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Blackburn CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | Tandem Co Pro Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Blackburn CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015 | Search2retain–Health.com.au | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Attaque Team Gusto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mobius–BridgeLane | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Pro Racing Sunshine Coast[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alistair Donohoe (born 3 March 1995)[3] is an Australian cyclist, who currently rides for Australian club team Blackburn CC.[4] Following a right arm impairment in 2009, Donohoe became a multiple medallist at theUCI Para-cycling Road World Championships andUCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. He won two silver medals at the2016 Rio Paralympics, a silver and bronze medal at the2020 Tokyo Paralympics and a silver and bronze medal at the2024 Paris Paralympics .[5][6][7][8]
Donohoe was born on 3 March 1995 inNhulunbuy, Northern Territory.[3] In 2009, at the age of fourteen, he injured his right bicep/triceps as a result of his arm getting caught in a rope whilst trying to jump into a creek from a tree. This led to limited use in his right arm.[3] He attendedXavier College.[3] He lives inBrisbane, Australia.[3]
He took up competitive cycling in 2010 after participating in rugby union, BMX and triathlon.[3] His love of cycling was an outcome from his time as a triathlete inDarwin,Northern Territory.[3] He competes in both abled bodied and para-cycling. It wasMichael Gallagher who after noticing Donohoe's deformed arm suggested that he consider para-cycling.[9]In para-cycling, he isclassified asC5. At the 2013,UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, he won bronze medals in Men's Time Trial C5 and Men's Road Race C5.[3][10] Competing at the 2014UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships inAguascaliente,Mexico, he won bronze medals in the Men's C5 1 km time Trial (1:03.788) and the Men's C-1-5 scratch race exhibition final.[11] In 2014, atUCI Para-cycling World Championships inGreenville, South Carolina, he won the gold medal in the Men's Road Race C5 and finished sixth in the Men's Time Trial.[12]
In January 2015, he finished third in the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships Under 23 Road Race atBuninyong, Victoria.[13] At the 2015UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships inAppledorn,Netherlands he won the gold medal in the Men's 15 km Scratch Race C5 and silver medals in Men's Individual Pursuit C5 and Men's 1 km time Trial C5.[14][15][16]
At the 2015UCI Para-cycling World Championships inNottwilSwitzerland, he won the gold medal in the Men's Road Race C5 and silver medal in the Men's Time Trial C5.[17][18]
In January 2016, he finished fourth in the Mars Cycling Australia Road National Championships Under 23 Road Race atBuninyong, Victoria.[9] At the 2016UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships inMontichiari,Italy, he finished second to fellow AustralianMichael Gallagher in the Men's 4 km Individual Pursuit C5.[19] He also won the bronze medals in the Men's 1 km Time Trial C5 and Men's Scratch Race C4–5.[20][21]
At the2016 Rio Paralympics, he won silver medals in the Men's Individual Pursuit C5 and the Men's Road Time Trial C5.[6] In the C4-5 road race he sensationally collided with Ukraine'sYehor Dementyev as they sprinted towards the finish line. The two leaders were jostling for victory in their 84 km event before Dementyev, later disqualified, veered into the path of the Australian and they both crashed to the ground. Donohoe ran across the line without his bike, a move which proved to be his undoing.[22]
At the2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships inLos Angeles, United States, Donohoe won a silver medal in the Men's Scatch Race C4-5.[23]
At the2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships,Pietermaritzburg,South Africa, he finished eighth in the Men's Time Trial C5 and seventh in the Men's Road Race C4-5.[24]
Donohoe won the silver medal in the Men's Scratch Race C4-5 at the2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil[25]
He won the gold medal in the Men's Road Race C5 at2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships,Maniago,Italy.[26]
At the2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships inApeldoorn,Netherlands, he won gold medals in Men's Individual Pursuit C5 and Men's Scratch Race C5.[27][28]
At the 2019UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships inEmmem,Netherlands, he won the gold medal in the Men's Time Trial C5 and bronze medal in the Men's Road Race C5.[29]
At the2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships inMilton, Ontario, he won the gold medal in the Men's Scratch Race C5.[30]
At the2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Donohoe won the silver medal in theMen's individual pursuit C5 with a time of 4:20.813, less than 4 seconds behind the eventual winnerDorian Foulton of France. He also won the bronze medal in theMen's road time trial C5.[31] He finished fifth in theMen's Road Race C4–5 after crashing twice during the race.[32][33]
After Men's Road Race C4–5 he said:
I love bike racing, sometimes you win sometimes you lose, you can't control crashes and it's a part of the sport – and I love it (cycling). Today was so good, so hard, it's everything I love about racing.
Donohoe won the bronze medal in the Men's Road Race C5 and finished 5th in the Men's Time Trial C5 at2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships inBaie-Comeau.[34]
At the2022 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships inSaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France, he won the gold medal in Men's Scratch C4, silver medal in the Men's Omnium C5 and the bronze medal in Mixed Team Sprint C1-5.[35]
At the2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, Rio de Janeiro, he won the bronze medal in the Men's Scratch Race C5.[36]
Donohoe won two medals at the2024 Paris Paralympics, silver in theMen's road time trial C5 and bronze inMixed team sprint C1-5. He finished sixth in theMen's road race C4-5.
In 2021, he is aVictorian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[10]
