Maria Lyle also added to her own medal tally on Friday.
Great Britain’s Kadeena Cox smashed the world record as she retained her C4-5 500m time trial title on day three at the Tokyo Paralympics, while there was bronze for Jaco Van Gass.
Multi-sport athlete Cox, who won gold in cycling and athletics at Rio 2016, crossed the line in 34.812, which was reduced to a real time of 34.433 due to her being in the lower of the two classifications.
Canadian Kate O’Brien – a fellow C4 rider, who held the previous global best – finished just over a second slower at the Izu Velodrome.
She’s done it!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD for @kad_c ?#ImpossibleToIgnore #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/5d38WnwTKE
— ParalympicsGB (@ParalympicsGB) August 27, 2021
Earlier, former soldier Van Gass broke his second world record in as many days but had to settle for third place in the men’s C1-3 1000m time trial.
The Afghanistan veteran, who powered to 3000m individual pursuit gold on Thursday, finished in 1:05.569.
Yet with the event featuring athletes from different classifications, the unprecedented time of C3 athlete Van Gass was not sufficient for another trip to the top of the podium.
That honour went to China’s Li Zhangyu, a C1 rider, whose real time of 1:08.347 was reduced to a factored time of 1:05.569 due to the greater severity of his impairment, with France’s Alexandre Leaute claiming silver.
BRONZE and C3 WORLD RECORD for @jacovangass?
What a Games this man is having!#ImpossibleToIgnore #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/yvEqx3cOyJ
— ParalympicsGB (@ParalympicsGB) August 27, 2021
Earlier in the day, ParalympicsGB’s success had continued with a bronze in the 100m for Maria Lyle.
Lyle, who took home three medals at the Rio Games, added to Great Britain’s tally on Friday with third place in the T35 100m.
It was a season’s best 14.18 seconds for the 21-year-old, beaten by China’s Xia Zhou and Australia’s Isis Holt.
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Social media moment
What’s your go-to victory dance?
Salum Ageze Kashafali #NOR put his skills on show after setting a new Paralympic record in the men’s T12 100m! ?#ParaAthletics #Tokyo2020 #Paralympics @ParaAthletics pic.twitter.com/YH4bblQvHR
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) August 27, 2021
Norway’s Salum Ageze Kashafali clearly had energy left to spare after setting a Paralympic record in the T12 100m.
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What’s coming up on day three?
Swimmers Hannah Russell (9.06am) and Bethany Firth (9.35am) each defend titles in the pool, while Natasha Baker goes for the sixth equestrian gold of her career from 11.15am.