Australia's Gordon Allan has broken a Commonwealth Games Record at his first games while taking the silver medal in the Men's Para-Cycling C2 1000m Time Trial.

Allan achieved a time of 1:11.282.

The 28-year-old grew up in western Sydney as a keen sportsman. During his school years, he competed in swimming, athletics and football, even representing Australia at the Football World Championship Under-19.

However, after attending a Paralympics Australia talent day in 2011, Allan was encouraged to take up cycling by Paralympic cyclist Peter Brooks. He joined Parramatta Cycling Club and began training with the Western Sydney Academy of Sport.

In 2018, Allan competed made his international debut at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished fifth in the C2 1,000m time trial.

Allan made his Paralympic debut in 2021 when he finished fifth in the C1–3 time trial at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. He also competed in the C1–5 mixed team sprint, finishing ninth.

Allan became a Paralympic medallist at Paris 2024 when he combined with Alistair Donohoe and Korey Boddington to win bronze in the C1-5 Team Sprint. In the 1000m time trial, he clocked a personal best of 1:09.403 and placed fifth in the C1-3 event.