Andrew Lewis (triathlete) explained

Honorific Suffix:MBE
Fullname:Andrew James Lewis
Nationality:British
National Team:Great Britain
Birth Date:24 January 1983
Sport:Paratriathlon
Disability:Amputee
Disability Class:PT2
Worlds:World Championships 2016 Gold
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Andrew James Lewis (born 24 January 1983)[1] is a retired British paratriathlete. Lewis is one of Britain's most successful PT2 paratriathletes, winning gold medals at European, world and Paralympic levels.[2]

Background

As a youngster, Lewis competed for Gloucestershire as a cross-country runner.[3] At the age of 16 he was involved in a motorcycle accident, which eventually resulted in a through the knee amputation in his right leg when he was 22.[1]

Career

Lewis took up paratriathlon in 2013, competing in the men's PT2 category from 2014. In August 2014 he won the British Paratriathlon National Championships.[1] His first major title came in May 2016, when he finished in first place at the ETU Triathlon European Championships, in Lisbon.[1] In July of the same year he took the gold medal at the Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam, before also going on to take gold at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.[1]

Lewis was awarded an MBE for services to triathlon, in the 2017 New Year Honours list.[4]

In 2020 Lewis retired from competitive paratriathlon to launch a mental health business.[5]

Personal life

Lewis lives in Whitecroft, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire,[6] with his wife and two children.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Andrew Lewis. World Triathlon. 23 December 2020. 19 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119164221/https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/83461/andrew_lewis. live.
  2. News: Rio Paralympics 2016: Andy Lewis wins PT2 Para-triathlon gold . BBC Sport . 10 September 2016 . 10 September 2016 . 10 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910160335/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/37328449 . live .
  3. News: Steinberg . Jacob . GB's Andy Lewis makes Paralympic history with first triathlon gold . The Observer . 10 September 2016 . 10 September 2016 . 10 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160910205624/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/sep/10/andy-lewis-gb-paralympic-history-first-triathlon-gold . live .
  4. Web site: Andy Lewis receives MBE from HRH Prince Charles. FSDP. 23 December 2020. 29 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201129220436/https://www.fsdp.co.uk/paul-chatterton-copy-copy/. live.
  5. Web site: Paralympic gold medallist Lewis retires from triathlon to launch mental health business. Inside The Games. 23 December 2020. 28 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128193023/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1098380/andy-lewis-triathlon-retires. live.
  6. Web site: Andy Lewis . British Triathlon . 10 September 2016 .
  7. News: Paralympic dream for inspirational Andy Lewis . Gloucestershire Live . 27 April 2015 . 10 September 2016.

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