Faye McClelland
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 McClelland at the 2016 Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 3 November 1979 (age 45) Ruislip, London, UK |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Paratriathlon |
Faye McClelland (born 3 November 1979) is a British paratriathlete who competes in the PT4 category.[1] As of May 2016[update], 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.
- 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[citation needed]
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]
