Paralympic gold medalist Paige Greco dead at 28 after 'experiencing a sudden medical episode'

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Paige Greco, an Australian Paralympian who won a gold medal at the Tokyo Games in a cycling event, has died, officials said Sunday. She was 28.

The Australian Paralympic Committee and Cycling Australia said that Greco "passed away in her Adelaide home after experiencing a sudden medical episode."

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Paige Greco of Australia holds her gold medal after winning the Cycling Track Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Izu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

"Paige meant everything to us," her mother Natalie Greco said." Her kindness, her determination and her warmth touched our family every single day. She brought so much joy and pride into our lives, and the pain of her passing is something we will carry forever.

"While we are devastated by her loss, we are incredibly proud of the person she was and the way she represented Australia."

Greco was born with cerebral palsy. She competed for Australia in the Tokyo Paralympics that took place in 2021. She won a gold medal in the women’s C1-3 3,000-meter individual pursuit, breaking her own world record.

Paige Greco of Australia competes on her way to winning the gold medal for the Cycling Track Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Izu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

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She also picked up bronze medals in the road race and time trial.

"The sadness being felt across Paralympics Australia today