Heartfelt tributes from across the Australian sporting landscape have flooded social media following the death of Paralympic and world champion para-cyclist Paige Greco.

Greco, 28, died at her Adelaide home on Sunday after "experiencing a sudden medical episode".

A statement on behalf of the Greco family, released by AusCycling on Monday, announced Paige's death.

Greco won Australia's first gold medal of the 2020 Tokyo Games, triumphing in the women's C1-C3 3,000m individual pursuit, setting a new world record.

Paralympic gold medal winner Paige Greco dies, aged 28

Australian Paralympian Paige Greco, who won Australia's first gold medal of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, has died aged 28.

Most recently, the Australian competed at October's Para-cycling Track World Championships in

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