 McClelland at the 2016 Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 3 November 1979 (age 44) Ruislip, London, UK |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paratriathlon |
McClelland in 2013
Faye McClelland (born 3 November 1979) is a British paratriathlete who competes in the PT4 category.[1] As of May 2016, she is the 3rd-ranked women's PT4 athlete internationally.[2] She finished fourth at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] Previously she won the ITU world title in her classification in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, placing second in 2014.[4] In 2016 Faye competed in the Paralympics in Rio, placing 4th.
McClelland was coached by the head coach of the GB paratriathlon squad, Jonathan Riall.
Career results
- ETU European Triathlon Championships PT4
- 2010 1st Place ETU European Triathlon Championship Athlone, Ireland[5]
- 2011 1st Place ETU European Triathlon Championship Pontevedra, Spain[6]
- 2012 1st Place ETU European Triathlon Championship Eilat, Israel[6]
- 2014 2nd Place ETU European Triathlon Championship Kitzbühel, Austria
- ITU World Triathlon Championships PT4
- 2010 1st Place ITU World Triathlon Championship Budapest, Hungary[7]
- 2011 1st Place ITU World Triathlon Championship Beijing, China[8]
- 2012 1st Place ITU World Aquathlon Championship Auckland, New Zealand[9]
- 2012 1st Place ITU World Triathlon Championship Auckland, New Zealand[10]
- 2013 1st Place ITU World Triathlon Championship London, Great Britain[11]
- ITU World Triathlon International Events PT4
- 2010 1st Place ITU World Paratriathlon Event London, Great Britain[12]
- 2011 1st Place ITU World Paratriathlon Event London, Great Britain[13]
- 2014 1st Place ITU World Paratriathlon Event Yokohama, Japan[14]
- 2014 2nd Place ITU World Paratriathlon Event London, Great Britain[15]
- British Triathlon National Events PT4
- 2014 1st Bexhill Lions Sprint Triathlon Bexhill, East Sussex
Awards and honours
- 2012 Female Paratriathlete of the Year.British Triathlon Federation[16]
- 2013 Female Paratriathlete of the Year.British Triathlon Federation[17]
- 2013 Disabled Sports Personality of the Year. Sussex Sports Awards Brighton[18]
- 2014 Alumnus Award, for Outstanding Sporting Achievement.University of Brighton[19]
- 2014 Female Paratriathlete of the Year. 220 Magazine[20]
Outside of triathlon
McClelland is a qualified physiotherapist and attained her honours at the University of Brighton in the summer of 2013. In January 2014, McClelland and Wes Mechen started a business, Tempo Running Shop, in Eastbourne East Sussex.[21]
References
- ↑ "Faye McClelland Profile – British Triathlon Federation". Britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "ITU Paratriathlon Points List". International Triathlon Union. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ Faye McClelland Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ↑ "Faye Mcclelland". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships". International Triathlon Union. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- 1 2 "2011 Pontevedra ETU Triathlon European Championships". International Triathlon Union. 25 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest". International Triathlon Union. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing | Triathlon.org – International Triathlon Union". Old.triathlon.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ 2012 Auckland ITU Aquathlon World Championships. Triathlon.org (17 October 2012). Retrieved on 2016-09-14.
- ↑ "2012 Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland". International Triathlon Union. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London". International Triathlon Union. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series London". International Triathlon Union. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series London". International Triathlon Union. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "2014 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Event". International Triathlon Union. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "2014 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event". International Triathlon Union. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "The 2012 British Triathlon Annual Awards | TriRadar". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "British Triathlon celebrates success at Awards Dinner". Triathlonbusiness.com. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Disabled Sports Personality: Faye McClelland - Active Sussex". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "News and events". Brighton.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "This year's 220 Triathlon Awards winners announced – News". 220Triathlon.com. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tempo specialist run shop – Home". Temposhop.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
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