Kay McShane | |
Birth Date: | 1948/1949 |
Death Date: | 20 December 2019 (aged 70) |
Kay McShane (1948/1949 - 20 December 2019) was a former Irish wheelchair athlete. Her record of three consecutive wins in the 1984-1986 London Marathon women's wheelchair race remained unequaled for nearly 20 years until Francesca Porcellato tied the record in 2005 and then broke it in 2006.[1] McShane competed in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Paralympics, in events ranging from the 800 metres to the marathon. She took a silver medal in the marathon in 1984, and two bronze medals in the marathon and 800 metres in 1988.[2]
Kay McShane died on 20 December 2019, aged 70.[3]