Jessica Gallagher

Jessica Gallagher

2016 Australian Paralympic team portrait of Gallagher
Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1986-03-14) 14 March 1986 (age 38) Geelong, Victoria
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Alpine Skiing Field athletics Track cycling
Medal record Representing  Australia Women's para alpine skiing Winter Paralympic Games 2010 Vancouver Slalom visually impaired 2014 Sochi Giant slalom visually impaired Women's para athletics World Championships 2011 Christchurch Long jump F13 2011 Christchurch Javelin F13 Women's para track cycling Summer Paralympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Tandem time trial B Track World Championships 2016 Montichiari Tandem sprint B 2018 Rio de Janeiro Tandem time trial B 2018 Rio de Janeiro Tandem sprint B 2019 Apeldoorn Tandem sprint B 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Tandem sprint B 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Tandem time trial B 2023 Glasgow Tandem time trial B 2023 Glasgow Tandem sprint B 2016 Montichiari Tandem time trial B 2024 Rio de Janeiro 500m time trial C1 2024 Rio de Janeiro Tandem sprint B Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Tandem sprint B 2022 Birmingham Tandem time trial B

Jessica Gallagher (born 14 March 1986) is an Australian Paralympic alpine skier, track and field athlete, tandem cyclist and rower. She was Australia's second female Winter Paralympian, and the first Australian woman to win a medal at the Winter Paralympics at the 2010 Vancouver Games. She competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, where she won a bronze medal in the women's giant slalom visually impaired.^[1]

She is legally blind, and represents Australia internationally in three sports: skiing, athletics and cycling. Besides her skiing achievements, she has represented Australia in athletics at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, and won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2011 Christchurch IPC Athletics World Championships in long jump and javelin, respectively. She has also represented the state of Victoria as a junior in netball and basketball. Gallagher was selected in the Australian cycling team with her pilot Madison Janssen for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.^[2] Her "long term goal is to be the first Australian to medal at a summer and winter Paralympics or Olympics".^[3] This was achieved when she won a bronze medal in the women's B/VI 1000m time trial in Rio.