Kane Perris

Kane Perris
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born12 May 1997 (1997-05-12) (age 29)
Sport
Country Australia
SportPara-cycling
DisabilityVisual impairment
Medal record
Men's para-cycling
Representing  Australia
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Rio de JaneiroMixed team sprint B
Silver medal – second place2025 Rio de JaneiroTandem B kilo
Silver medal – second place2025 Rio de JaneiroTandem B sprint
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowTandem B kilo

Kane Perris (born 12 May 1997) is a legally blind Australian para cyclist. He competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[1]

Personal

Perris was born with albinism and its associated vision loss. He works as a Therapy Assistant at VisAbility.[2] He is the younger brother of Australian Paralympic track sprinter Chad Perris.

Cycling

Perris cycling career started as the result of 2020 talent identification program undertaken by the Western Australian Institute of Sport. His cycling career was derailed for ten months in 2021 due to a serious injury.[3] At the 2024 Para National Championships, Perris with pilot Luke Zaccaria set a national record in the team sprint and achieved a World Championship and Paralympic qualifying time in the 1km time trial.[4] He competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

At the 2024 Paris Paralympics, he finished fourth in the Men's 1 km time trial B and fourteenth in the Men's individual pursuit B.

At the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he won the gold medal in the Mixed Team Sprint B and silver medals with pilot Luke Zaccaria in the Men's Tandem Sprint B and Men's Tandem Kilo B.[5]

Perris with his pilot Luke Zaccaria featured in Changing Track - a documentary on the Australian Paralympic Cycling team in the lead up to the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Paralympics Australia Names Cycling Team For Paris 2024 | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Mel (10 February 2020). "Finding strength after going almost blind from stroke". VisAbility WA. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ↑ Mel (9 February 2024). "Paracyclist Kane sets his sights on gold as he qualifies for the World Championships". VisAbility WA. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Assistance packages to help three West Aussies on the road to Paris". VenuesWest. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "'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.
  6. ↑ "About". Changing Track. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
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