Tara Neyland

Tara Neyland
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-01-28) 28 January 1994[1]
Sport
SportPara-cycling
DisabilityFacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
C4
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing  Australia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Road World Championships 2 0 0
Track World Championships 3 0 0
Commonwealth Games 2 0 0
Total 7 0 0
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 RonseTime trial C4
Gold medal – first place2025 RonseRoad race C4
Track World Championships
Gold medal – first place2025 Rio de JaneiroElimination C4
Gold medal – first place2025 Rio de Janeiro1 km time trial C4
Gold medal – first place2025 Rio de JaneiroScratch race C4
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 GlasgowIndividual pursuit C4-5
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow1 km time trial C4-5

Tara Neyland (born 28 January 1994) is an Australian para-cyclist. She is a two-time Road World Champion and three-time Track World Champion.

Career

On 3 July 2025, Neyland was selected to represent Australia at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[2] She won a gold medal in the time trial C4 event with a time of 33:51.60. She also won a gold medal in the road race C4 event with a time of 2:08:38.[3] In October 2025, she represented Australia at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won gold medals in the elimination C4, 1 km time trial C4, and scratch race C4 events.[4]

In August 2026, she competed at the 2026 Commonwealth Games and won gold medals in the individual pursuit C4-5 and 1 km time trial C4-5 events. During the individual pursuit she set a Commonwealth Games and World record time of 4:49.648.[5] During the 1 km time trial she set a Commonwealth Games and World record time of 1:09.667.[6]

Personal life

In 2023, Neyland was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, a progressive neuromuscular condition that causes muscle weakness and loss.[7] She works as an osteopath.[8]

Recognition

In 2026, awarded with Hannah Macdougall the Elite Sportsperson of the Year at the Victorian Disability Sport & Recreation Awards.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships - Official Entry List" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Star-Studded Team Selected For Para-Cycling Road World Championships". australiancyclingteam.com. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "'I still don't believe it': Australia's rainbow run continues on final day of Para-cycling Track Worlds". australiancyclingteam.com. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Australia's Tara Neyland smashes World and Commonwealth Games Record in Women's Para-Cycling C4 4000m Ind. Pursuit". glasgow2026.com. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Sygall, David (3 August 2026). "World Record Lifts Aussies To Top Of Commonwealth Games Para Medal Table". paralympic.org. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "RoadNats 2025: Para-cycling, Intellectually Impaired, Deaf and Transplant time trial results". AusCycling. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Training Ground: Melbourne". maap.cc. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ↑ Recreation, Disability Sport & (26 August 2026). "2026 Victorian Disability Sport & Recreation Awards". DSR. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
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