Tahlia Clayton-Goodie
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 January 1987[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Geelong, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Hemiparesis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Geelong-Surf Coast Cycling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tahlia Clayton-Goodie (born 17 January 1987) is an Australian para-cyclist who competes in road and track events. She is a two-time Road World Champion and four-time Track World Champion.
Career
She began cycling at the age of four but stopped when undertaking university studies. She was identified by Paralympics Australia Pathways Academy Program.[2] On 3 July 2025, Clayton-Goodie was selected to represent Australia at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[3] She won a gold medal in the time trial C1 event with a time of 19:34.82. She also won a gold medal in the road race C1 event with a time of 2:02:13.[4] In October 2025, she competed at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won gold medals in the sprint, scratch race, elimination race and 1 km time trial C1 events.[5] She set a world record in the time trial with a time of 1:25.366.[6]
At the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she won four gold medals - Women's Sprint C1, Women's Scratch Race C1, Women's Time Trial C1and Women's Elimination C1. [7]
Personal life
A mountain bike crash in 2011 left her with serious injuries and with hemiparesis on the right side of her body.[2] She is a mother of three and lives in Geelong, Victoria.[8]
Recognition
- 2025 - AusCycling Para-cycling Track Female Athlete of the Year[9]
References
- ^ "2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Official Entry List" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Pathways Academy Program Unearths New Paralympic Talent". 30 May 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Star-Studded Team Selected For Para-Cycling Road World Championships". australiancyclingteam.com. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Four Aussies crowned world champions on unforgettable day at 2025 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships". australiancyclingteam.com. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Australia wins five world titles on opening night of 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track Worlds". australiancyclingteam.com. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Four more rainbows won and three world records fall on second day of Para-cycling Track Worlds". australiancyclingteam.com. 18 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "'I still don't believe it': Australia's rainbow run continues on final day of Para-cycling Track Worlds | ARA Australian Cycling Team". australiancyclingteam.com. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ Rivalland, Nathan (12 July 2025). "Clayton-Goodie makes international squad". Bellarine Times. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ^ "Korey Boddington is the 2025 Australian Cyclist of the Year | AusCycling". auscycling.org.au. Retrieved 4 December 2025.