Leanne Taylor Explained

Leanne Taylor
Birth Date:27 July 1992
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Sport:Paratriathlon
Disability:PTWC

Leanne Taylor is a Canadian paratriathlete.

Early life

Taylor was born in England[1] and is from Oak Bluff, Manitoba.[2] She moved to Wasaga Beach, Ontario when she was 10-years old and graduated from Jean Vanier Catholic High School in Collingwood, Ontario now called Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High School.[3]

Career

In 2019, Taylor competed in her first paratriathlon, the Paratriathlon American Championships in Florida.[4] She failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.[5]

In 2024, Taylor won the Americas Paratriathlon Championships Miami in the Women's PTWC classification. Taylor won her first career gold medal on the World Triathlon Para Series circuit at the Swansea event in 2024 with a time of 1:12:21.[6] She placed second at the next World Triathlon Para Series event that year in Montreal.[7] [8]

Taylor will compete in paratriathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[9]

Personal life

Taylor was paralyzed from the waist down in a mountain biking accident in Bison Butte Trail in southwest Winnipeg in 2018, when she broke her back at the 11th thoracic vertebrae. She lives in Winnipeg with her husband, Scott Dyck,[10] and is a compliance officer for a pharmaceutical company.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Browne . Cheryl . 2024-06-27 . Fierce Paralympian triathlon competitor hails from Wasaga Beach . 2024-07-24 . CTV News Barrie . en.
  2. Web site: Frey-Sam . Joshua . 2024-03-15 . Indomitable spirit drives para-triathlete to Paris Paralympics . 2024-07-24 . Winnipeg Free Press . en-US.
  3. Web site: Winton Sarvis . Gisele . 2024-05-04 . Collingwood grad, now paratriathlete, going for gold in Paris . 2024-07-24 . CollingwoodToday.ca . en.
  4. Web site: Mackinnon . Kevin . 2024-07-02 . Inspiration is just part of the story. Competing for a medal in Paris is another . 2024-07-24 . Triathlon Magazine Canada . en-CA.
  5. Web site: Roy . Siji . 2021-09-14 . The amazing journey of Canadian Para-triathlete Leanne Taylor . 2024-07-24 . BVM Sports . en-US.
  6. Web site: Daignault . Louis . 2024-06-24 . Leanne Taylor leads Canadian power trio with first gold at World Triathlon Para Series . 2024-07-24 . Canadian Paralympic Committee . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2024-07-10 . Leanne Taylor’s Journey to Paris 2024 . 2024-07-24 . Triathlon Manitoba.
  8. Web site: Frey-Sam . Joshua . 2024-07-11 . Oak Bluff para-triathlete having breakthrough season in run-up to Paris Paralympic Games . 2024-07-24 . Winnipeg Free Press . en-US.
  9. Web site: Prentice . Amy-Ellen . 2024-07-14 . Manitoban triathlete prepares for Paralympic debut with dreams of gold in Paris - Winnipeg . 2024-07-24 . Global News . en-CAN.
  10. Web site: Stewart . Donald . 2023-06-28 . Jun 2023: Para-triathlete Taylor shooting for Paris Games . 2024-07-24 . Winnipeg Free Press . en-US.
  11. News: Spencer . Donna . 2020-09-30 . Drawn to paratriathlete's story, Canadian rower Silken Laumann backs her with cash . 2024-07-24 . CBC.

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