Nov 14,2024
Martin Gordon has announced his retirement on a Para cycling career which has spanned two Paralympic Games.
The Sligo native, who lost his sight at the age of 17 due to an unexpected complication relating to glaucoma, first represented Ireland at the Para-cycling World Championships in 2017 with Eamonn Byrne as pilot.
The duo went on to win Silver at a 2018 UCI Track World Cup event in London.
In Tokyo Gordon and Byrne finished fifth in the men's 1km Time Trial B.
Byrne retired after the Tokyo Games, which opened the door for a new partnership with Eoin Mullen.
Gordon and Mullen finished in fifth place at the 2023 World Championships in the men’s tandem sprint.
In Paris the duo competed in two events: the 4000m individual pursuit and the 1,000m time trial where they set a national record and finished fifth despite suffering a nasty crash just days beforehand.
"Paris was without doubt the highlight of my cycling career and what better place and time to bring that career to a close," he said.
"It has been such an honour and privilege to have been part of Team Ireland at two Paralympic Games."
