Jessica Gallagher
Cycling
Discipline : Para - B tandem
Age : 40
Gender : Female
Paralympic Games
- 2024, Paris Paralympic Games
- Silver in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- 7th in Tandem B - 3km Pursuit
- 2010, Vancouver Winter Paralympic Games
- 7th in Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired
- Bronze in Slalom - Visually Impaired
- 2012, London Paralympic Games
- 6th in Javelin Throw F12/13
- 5th in Long Jump T13
- 2014, Sochi Winter Paralympic Games
- 7th in Slalom - Visually Impaired
- Bronze in Giant Slalom - Visually Impaired
- 2016, Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games
- Bronze in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- 9th in Tandem B - 3km Pursuit
Commonwealth Games
- 2018, Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
- Silver in Tandem B - Sprint
- Silver in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- 2022, Birmingham Commonwealth Games
- Gold in Tandem B - Sprint
- Gold in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
World Championships
- 2017, Track World Championships
- 4th in Tandem B - Sprint
- 2018, Track World Championships
- Silver in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- Silver in Tandem B - Sprint
- 2019, Track World Championships
- 4th in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- Silver in Tandem B - Sprint
- 2022, World Championships
- 4th in PR3 Coxed Four
- 2022, Track World Championships
- Silver in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- Silver in Tandem B - Sprint
- 2023, Track World Championships
- Silver in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- Silver in Tandem B - Sprint
- 8th in Tandem B - Team Sprint - Open
- 2023, World Championships
- 4th in PR3 Coxed Four
- 2024, UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships
- 9th in Tandem B - Team Sprint - Open
- Bronze in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- Bronze in Tandem B - Sprint
- 2011, World Championships
- Bronze in Javelin Throw F13
- Silver in Long Jump T13
- 2016, Track World Championships
- Bronze in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- Gold in Tandem B - Sprint
How does the VIS support your career in high performance sport?
I first walked into the VIS doors in 2007, and it has been a privilege to call it my home ever since. My career would not have been possible without my VIS team.
Most memorable sporting moment?
Winning my first Paralympic medal at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Paralympics.
Proudest personal achievement outside of sport?
The opportunity to connect with others through story telling in my career as a keynote speaker.
What do you enjoy most about your sport?
The challenge of seeing how far I can take myself and the growth that occurs along the way.
Advice to your younger self?
It's going to stretch you further than you expected but you will learn how to turn the challenges into opportunities that will create a career beyond anything you imagined.
Go-to meal before competing?
Plain and simple - chicken and white rice.
If you could have dinner with any three people, who would they be?
My Nanna, she passed away when I was a baby.
Freddie Mercury.
Michelle Obama.
What do you enjoy doing outside of sport?
Time with family and friends, hiking/ exploring.
