Kay McShane explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Flora London Marathon 2006 - Some of the Personalities . Disability Sports Events . 2009-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070609072203/http://www.disabilitysport.org.uk/nlstory.cfm?ID=18370&NLID=43652 . 2007-06-09 .
  2. Web site: Kay McShane . Paralympic.org . .
  3. News: The remarkable life of a Cork sport star . EchoLIVE.ie . Chris . Dunne . 6 January 2020.