Felicity Abram Explained

Felicity Abram
Country:Australia
Residence:Brisbane, Australia
Occupation:Franchisee - Studio Pilates International
Nickname:Fliss, Flick, Flicka
Birth Date:16 August 1986
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland
Height:169cm
Turnedpro:2003
Retired:2016
Highestranking:1
Pb:World Championships Podiums
Coach:Shaun Stephens . Brett Sutton

Felicity Abram (born 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) Australian professional triathlete.

Early life and education

Felicity Abram, or more often known as Flick, was born on 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, to Louisa and Bill Abram.[1] She spent her early years outside on the family's 20,000-acre estate in Central Queensland.[2]

Later on, she moved to Brisbane to attend Brisbane Girls Grammar School, where she completed most of her schooling, before finishing at St Peters Lutheran College under athletic scholarship in 2003. [1] [2]

She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3]

Career

In 2003, at her very first ITU triathlon debut, Felicity Abram won the Gold medal at the World Junior Championships ahead of Vanessa Fernandes and Maxine Seear in Queenstown, NZ .. In 2005, at the young age of 18, she was admitted to the Australian National Elite Team and placed a creditable 6th at her first Elite World Championship . Under the coaching of Australian Shaun Stephens, 2006 marked a highlight in her career with a Bronze medal at the World Championship in Lausanne . In 2006 Felicity also got selected for Australia in the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne . In 2008 she was the Number 1 in the ITU World rankings, still the Australian Triathlon federation did not appoint her as a member of the Olympic Team for Beijing. Throughout her career she was selected to represent Australia in 8 Elite World Championships .. Other highlights through her career include multiple Noosa Triathlon podiums & multiple FFTRI podiums under French Tri Team TCG Parthenay . In later half of 2013 she sustained an injury that would never see her return to ITU racing . She formally retired in 2016, however she does take part in charity events .

ITU competitions

Felicity started in a total 52 International Triathlon Union races including 12 podiums and 5 wins . The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[4] Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
  2003-12-06   World Championships (Junior) Queenstown1
  2004-02-21   OCA Oceania Championships Devonport4
  2005-01-30   OTU Oceania Championships (U23)Sydney1
  2005-04-16   World Cup Honolulu8
  2005-05-01   World Cup Mooloolaba6
  2005-08-06   World Cup Hamburg11
  2005-09-10   World Championships Gamagori6
  2006-03-18   Commonwealth Games Triathlon Melbourne14
  2006-07-23   BG World Cup Corner Brook8
  2006-08-20   European Cup Geneva1
  2006-09-02   World Championships Lausanne3
  2007-03-04   OTU Oceania Championships Geelong6
  2007-03-25   BG World Cup Mooloolaba23
  2007-06-17   BG World Cup Des Moines11
  2007-09-15   BG World Cup Beijing10
  2008-03-01   Oceania Cup Gold Coast2
  2008-03-30   BG World Cup Mooloolaba12
  2008-04-06   BG World Cup New Plymouth3
  2008-05-04   BG World Cup Richards Bay2
  2008-05-25   BG World Cup Madrid21
  2008-06-05   BG World Championships Vancouver6
  2008-06-22   World Cup Hy-Vee14
  2008-07-05   BG World Cup Hamburg2
  2008-07-13   BG World Cup Tiszaújváros2
  2008-09-27   BG World Cup Lorient11
  2009-03-29   World Cup Mooloolaba5
  2010-04-11   Sydney11
  2010-05-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Seoul27
  2010-07-17   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg10
  2010-07-24   Dextro Energy World Championship Series London23
  2010-08-15   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel15
  2010-08-21   World Championships (Sprint) Lausanne5
  2010-09-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest26
2011-04-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney15
2011-07-17Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg16
2011-08-07Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 22
2011-08-20Dextro Energy World Championship Series Laussane 10
2011-09-13Dextro Energy World CHampionship Series, Grand Final Beijing 13
2012-10-20Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland18
2013-03-09ITU Oceania Championship Wellington 1
2013-04-06ITU World Triathlon Championship Auckland3
2013-04-19ITU World Triathlon Championship San Diego 15
2013-06-01ITU World Triathlon ChampionshipMadrid5

BG = the sponsor British Gas ·

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian Team Media Guide - Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon - Auckland 14-22 October 2012 . Triathlon Australia . 5 . 13 June 2016 . 27 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130427165900/http://www.triathlon.org.au/Assets/Triathlon+Australia+Digital+Assets/Resources/High+Performance/6542+ITU+MEDIA+GUIDE+WC+10-12.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Hi. I'm Felicity Abram.. Felicity Abram's official website. 13 June 2016. 10 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190410084437/http://www.felicityabram.com/bio/. dead.
  3. http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/triathlon/achievements Australian Institute of Sport Triathlon Achievements
  4. http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MTc2 Felicity Abram