• Events:

  Track: C4 Pursuit / C4-5 1km Time Trial

• Home Town:

  Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

• Lives:

  Manchester

• Trains:

  National Cycling Centre, Manchester

• Date Of Birth:

  14th October 1978

• Games Attended:

  London 12, Beijing 08, Athens 04, Sydney 00, Atlanta 96

At the age of five, Jody had his first swimming lesson with his school and ended up being rescued from the bottom of the pool. His parents then enrolled him in Swimming lessons at his local club where he learnt to swim.

Aged 10, Jody raced for the first time for Kings Lynn Swimming Club and his international debut came in 1994, where he represented Great Britain at the World Swimming Championships. Here he shined, taking four seconds off his best time to take the gold medal in the 100m Butterfly, the first of 23 (14 gold, four silver and five bronze) international medals he would win in a Swimming career spanning 10 years.

Jody’s interest in Cycling was fuelled by watching Chris Boardman on the Lotus bike in Barcelona in 1992. He also closely followed the progress of Chris and Graeme Obree as they duelled out the one hour record. In 2005, his career path changed after a ride on the boards of the Newport Velodrome where his potential was first spotted. In 2006, Jody entered the National Track Championships in Manchester and broke the British record for the Flying 200.

While still swimming on the GB team, Jody was invited to a time trial for a place on the 2006 Paralympic World Cup team after his times had attracted the interest of the GB Para-Cycling Team. Following this performance, he was offered a place to ride in the Team Sprint alongside Darren Kenny and Mark Bristow, where the trio set a new world record. After that race, Jody made the decision to make a complete his transition to the British Para -Cycling Team.

In the summer of 2006, Jody won his first individual gold medal at the Track World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland, breaking the world record in the process. From that victory, he has gone on to become the fastest solo Paralympian on a bike, winning multiple medals on the world stage.

At the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008 Jody won two gold medals, making him one of only a handful of athletes that have become Paralympic champions in two different sports.

At London 2012, Jody competed in two events in the Velodrome. He was unable to defend his title in the C4-5 1km Time Trial after he slipped from the starting blocks and was denied the chance to restart as officials ruled the mistake was his fault. Despite the disappointment, Jody returned to the track the next day to win bronze in the C4 Individual Pursuit and used the opportunity to declare his ambition to compete in Rio.

“There’s going to be a lot of hard work and a lot of suffering but it’s well worth it to try and stand on top of that podium again.”Jody Cundy

In 2009 Jody was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours list for his services to disability sport. In his spare time, Jody enjoys the cinema, music, Moto GP and Power-Kiting.

Jody's right foot was amputated at the age of three and he is classified as a C4 athlete.

Major Results

• 2012 London Paralympic Games
• C4 Individual Pursuit: bronze
  C4-5 1km Time Trial: 22nd (DNF)

• 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games
• LC1-4 CP3/4 Team Sprint (with Darren Kenny and Mark Bristow): gold
  LC2 1km Time Trial: gold

• 2004 Athens Paralympic Games
• 100m Butterfly (S10): bronze

• 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games
• 100m Butterfly (S10): gold
  4x100m Freestyle Relay (S10): gold
  100m Backstroke (S10): bronze

• 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
• 100m Butterfly (S10): gold
  50m Freestyle (S10): 7th
  100m Backstroke (S10): 8th

• 2012 UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships, Los Angeles, USA
• C4 1km Time Trial: gold
  C4 4km Individual Pursuit: bronze
  Team Sprint (with Darren Kenny and Sarah Storey): silver

• 2011 Para-Cycling Track World Championships, Montichiari, Italy
• C4 1km Time Trial: gold
  C4 4km Individual Pursuit: silver
  Team Sprint (with Tel Byrne and Darren Kenny): gold

• 2009 Para-Cycling Track World Championships, Manchester, UK
• LC2 1km Time Trial: gold
  Team Sprint (with Darren Kenny and Mark Bristow): gold