Caitlin Ward
Cycling
Discipline : Para - B tandem
Age : 32
Gender : Female
Paralympic Games
- 2024, Paris Paralympic Games
- Silver in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- 7th in Tandem B - 3km Pursuit
Commonwealth Games
- 2022, Birmingham Commonwealth Games
- Gold in Tandem B - Sprint
- Gold in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
World Championships
- 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
- 2023, Track World Championships
- Silver in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- Silver in Tandem B - Sprint
- 8th in Tandem B - Team Sprint - Open
- 2022, Track World Championships
- Silver in Tandem B - 1000m Time Trial
- Silver in Tandem B - Sprint
- 2012, World Championships Juniors
- Bronze in Team Sprint (2 Persons)
- Silver in Sprint
- 6th in Keirin
- 7th in 500m Time Trial
How does the VIS support your career in high performance sport?
I moved back to the VIS from ten years over the boarder in South Australia - seven even of those years with SASI.
I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to work with the VIS coaching team and support staff as if I never left.
Most memorable sporting moment?
Winning two gold medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Proudest personal achievement outside of sport?
I was a foster carer for two animal rescues in Adelaide before I moved back home and helped save and rehome over 100 kittens, cats, puppies and dogs through our halfway home.
What do you enjoy most about your sport?
I love riding both on the track and the road - it is the best feeling in the world!
Advice to your younger self?
Never give in.
Go-to meal before competing?
Weet-bix
If you could have dinner with any three people, who would they be?
Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.
What do you enjoy doing outside of sport?
Walking our dog on the beach, travelling and dabbling in arts and crafts.
