Claire McLean explained
Claire McLean (born 4 July 1973)[1] is an Australian Paralympic cyclist and paratriathlete. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics when paratriathlon made its debut at the Paralympics.[2]
Career
McLean was born in Cottesloe, Western Australia in 1973. She damaged her arm in a motor cycle accident when she was nineteen.[3]
She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Bicycle Time Trial LC1-4/CP 3/4 event.[4] She has since won several Paracycling World Championship and World Cup medals in the C5 classification.[5]
As a TRI-4 (arm impaired) paratriathlete, she placed 3rd in her first International paratriathlon race, the 2012 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships.[6] At the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series Final in Edmonton, Canada, she finished seventh in the Women's PT4.[7] In January 2015, McLean won the Oceania Paratriathlon Championships PT4 event at Penrith, New South Wales.[8] McLean finished eighth at the 2015 World Triathlon Series Women's P4 Final in Chicago.[9]
McLean failed to be selected for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London and decided to switch to the new triathlete sport.[3] She did represent Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics when paratriathlon made its debut at the Paralympics.
McLean finished ninth in PT4 at the 2016 Rio Paralympics Games.[10] In reflection on her performance throughout the Paralympics McLean says "Without that big goal I feel a little bit lost. I think everyone needs to have something to aim towards, to seek some sort of personal improvement, whether it’s physically, spiritually, psychologically or just being a good person on a day to day basis. It’s what keeps me going."[11]
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Media guide : Athens 2004. 2004. Australian Paralympic Committee. Sydney.
- Web site: DEBUTANT PARATRIATHLETES PUT ICING ON THE RIO CAKE. Triathlon Australia website. 3 August 2016. 16 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416231332/http://www.triathlon.org.au/About/Latest_News/Debutant_paratriathletes_put_icing_on_the_Rio_cake.htm. dead.
- http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/western-australians-brant-garvey-and-claire-mclean-named-in-sevenstrong-australian-rio-paratriathlon-squad/news-story/859dbd3747d1da35b70911690bbe558d Western Australians Brant Garvey and Claire McLean named in seven-strong Australian Rio para-triathlon squad
- Web site: Claire McLean . Paralympic.org . . 17 January 2013.
- Web site: Clare McLean. Cycling Australia. 16 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130319060345/http://www.cycling.org.au/?ID=33969. 19 March 2013. dead.
- Web site: 2012 Barfoot&Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland : Paratriathlon Female TRI-4 : Results. International Triathlon Union. 16 January 2013.
- Web site: Results. 2014 ITU Grand Final Edmonton website. 31 August 2014.
- Web site: Paratriathletes brave rain swept Neapean to Conquer Oceania Championships. Triathlon Australia News, 13 January 2013. 13 January 2015. 27 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727214615/http://www.triathlon.org.au/About/Latest_News/PARATRIATHLETES_BRAVE_RAIN_SWEPT_NEPEAN_TO_CONQUER_OCEANIA_CHAMPIONSHIPS.htm. dead.
- Web site: 2015 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Chicago : Sep 18 2015 : Women's PT4 : Results. International Triathlon Union. 21 September 2015.
- Web site: Claire McLean . Rio Paralympics Official Site . 23 September 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202052/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/triathlon-women-pt4 . 22 September 2016 .
- Web site: Claire McLean Faces her fear and now going for gold. Triathlon Australia. 18 September 2016. 27 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200727195230/http://www.triathlon.org.au/About/Latest_News/Claire_McLean_faces_her_fear_and_now_going_for_Rio_Gold.htm. dead.
