Susan Powell (cyclist) explained

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Susan Powell
Nationality:Australian
Residence:Australian Capital Territory
Birth Date:30 May 1967
Birth Place:Nowra, New South Wales
Country:Australia
Sport:Cycling
Disability Class:C4
Club:Vikings Cycling Club ACT

Susan "Sue" Powell, (born 30 May 1967) is an Australian cyclist. At the 2012 London Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4, setting a new world record in the process, and a silver medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Powell won the silver medal in the 3 km Women's Individual Pursuit C4.

Personal

Susan Jennifer Powell was born on 30 May 1967 in the New South Wales city of Nowra.[1] In 2007, she had a spinal cord injury, which caused weakness in her right leg, due to a field hockey accident.[1] She has a Bachelor of Applied Science, a Master of Environmental Science and a PhD in Environmental Science., she lives in the Australian Capital Territory where she is a Research Fellow at the University of Canberra specialising in riverine and wetland ecology and hydrology.[1] [2]

Cycling

Powell is a C4 classified cyclist.[3] [1] She is a member of the Vikings Cycling Club ACT, and is coached by Sian Mulholland[3] and Glenn Doney.[1]

Powell initially began cycling to improve her fitness for hockey and golf. After the hockey accident, she found that she could still participate in cycling, so she took the sport more seriously.[3] [1] She made her Australian national team debut at the 2009 Para-cycling Road World Championships and has since won 6 world championships (3xPursuit, Road and 2x Road TT). Sue has been named Champion of Champions at four consecutive Australian Paracycling Track Championships as well as three times Female Paracyclist of the Year.[3]

At the 2012 London Paralympics, she won a gold medal in the Women's Individual Pursuit C4, setting a new world record in the process, and a silver medal in the Women's Time Trial C4.[4] Competing at the 2013 Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau, Canada, she won two bronze medals in the Women's Individual Time Trial C4 and Women's Road Race C4.[5] At the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico, she won a gold medal in the Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C4, a bronze medal in the Women's Time Trial C4 and finished fourth in the Women's C1-5 Scratch Race.[6] Competing at the 2014 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Greenville, South Carolina, Powell won two medals - silver medal in the Women's Road Race C4 and bronze medal in the Women's Time Trial C4.[7]

Powell repeated her 2014 results at the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Appledorn, Netherlands by winning the gold medal in the Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C4 and a bronze medal in the Women's Time Trial C4.[8] [9] At the 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Nottwil, Switzerland, she won the silver medal in the Women's Road Race C4 and finished fourth in the Women's Time Trial Race C4.[10] [11] The following year she finished second to Shawn Morelli in the Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C4 at the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy. Powell broke her sea-level personal best time twice in the competition.[12] In May 2016 she was selected in the Australian team for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[13]

At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Powell won the silver medal in the Women's 3 km Individual Pursuit C4. It was Australia's first medal of the games.[14] She followed the silver medal with a bronze medal in the Women's Road Time Trial C4.[15] Powell's other results were eight in the Women's 500 m Time Trial C4-5 and ninth in the Women's Road Race C4-5.[16]

Since 2011, she has had a scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sport.[3] [17]

Recognition

Powell was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games."[18] She was the Australian Capital Territory Female Athlete of the Year and Sportstar of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2014. In 2014, she was the joint winner with bmx rider Caroline Buchanan and joined basketballer Lauren Jackson as the only triple winner.[19] She was Cycling Australia's Female Paracyclist of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011.[20] In 2016, she was named Athlete of the Year – Para Sport at the Canberra Sport Awards.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Susan Powell . Australian Paralympic Committee . Australia . 2012 . 13 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120921224517/http://www.paralympic.org.au/team/susan-powell . 21 September 2012.
  2. Web site: Australians Keen to Secure Maximum Places for London Paralympics . https://archive.today/20130126000108/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/299479/20120216/australians-keen-secure-maximum-places-london-paralympics.htm . dead . 26 January 2013 . International Business Times. 16 February 2012 . 14 August 2012 .
  3. Web site: Sue Powell . Cycling Australia . 14 August 2012 . 15 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130515205620/http://cycling.org.au/?ID=33940 . dead .
  4. Web site: Susan Powell . Paralympic.org . . 19 October 2012.
  5. Web site: Para-cycling Road World Championships - Results. UCI Website. 2 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201203733/http://www.uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI2/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU3ODE&LangId=1. 1 February 2014.
  6. Web site: Australia finishes Para Track Worlds as top nation. Cycling Australia News. 14 April 2014. 14 April 2014. 15 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140415120020/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/ArtMID/2922/ArticleID/7523/Australia-finishes-Para-Track-Worlds-as-top-nation. live.
  7. Web site: Eight medals for Australia at Para-cycling Road World Championships. Cycling Australia News. 2 September 2014. 2 September 2014. 3 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903112357/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/ArtMID/2924/ArticleID/11220/Eight-medals-for-Australia-at-Para-cycling-Road-World-Championships. dead.
  8. Web site: Triple medal treat on opening day of Para Track Worlds. Cycling Australia News. 27 March 2015. 7 May 2015. 2 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160302024159/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/triple-medal-treat-on-opening-day-of-para-track-worlds. dead.
  9. Web site: Gallagher & Powell defend world titles; Australia claims four medals on day three. Cycling AustraliaNews, 29 March 2015. 7 May 2015. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919043519/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/gallagher-powell-defend-world-titles-australia-claims-four-medals-on-day-three. dead.
  10. Web site: Cooke and Bridgwood claim gold at UCI Para-cycling World Championships. Cycling Australia News. 31 July 2015. 2 August 2015. 11 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311063039/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/cooke-and-bridgwood-claim-gold-at-uci-para-cycling-road-world-championships. dead.
  11. Web site: Alistair Donohue defends world title at Para-cycling Road Worlds. Cycling Australia News. 2 August 2015. 2 August 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212414/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Para-cycling/alistair-donohoe-defends-world-title-at-para-cycling-road-worlds. dead.
  12. Web site: Gallagher gold headlines six medal haul on day three. Cycling Australia News. 20 March 2016. 20 March 2016. 26 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161026163938/http://www.cycling.org.au/Home/gallagher-gold-headlines-six-medal-haul-on-day-three-1. live.
  13. Web site: Australian Paralympic Team announced. Australian Paralympic Committee News, 30 May 2016. 30 May 2016. 3 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003083002/http://www.cycling.org.au/News/All-News/Road/australian-paralympic-team-announced. dead.
  14. Web site: Rio 2016 Paralympics: Lakeisha Patterson wins gold in world record time, Powell takes silver . 9 September 2016 . . 9 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160909173323/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-09/australias-lakeisha-patterson-wins-gold-in-world-record-time/7828356 . live .
  15. Web site: Susan Powell. Rio Paralympics Official site. 15 September 2016. 22 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922214408/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/susan-powell. live.
  16. Web site: Susan Powell. Rio Paralympics Official site. 15 November 2016. 22 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160922214408/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/susan-powell. live.
  17. News: 17 July 2012. OLYMPIC HOPEFULS. The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 26 November 2011. 18 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181018084259/http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Fiw.newsbank.com%3AAUNB%3AATMB&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=13B4207754E85B20&svc_dat=InfoWeb%3Aaggregated5&req_dat=1053B823C33F21F9. live.
  18. News: The Daily Telegraph. Australia Day honours list 2014: in full. 26 January 2014. 26 January 2014. 22 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140622025403/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/australia-day-honours-list-2014-in-full/story-fni0cx12-1226808786064. live.
  19. News: Polkinghorne. David. Caroline Buchanan and Sue Powell named ACT Sportstar of the Year. 4 November 2014. The Canberra Times. 31 October 2014. 20 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141120032738/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/caroline-buchanan-and-sue-powell-named-act-sportstar-of-the-year-20141031-11eqhr.html. live.
  20. Web site: Susan Powell. Cycling Australia. 5 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141105030123/http://www.cycling.org.au/HPU/Rider-Profiles/Female/ProfileId/57/Susan-Powell. 5 November 2014. dead.
  21. News: Dutton. Chris. Rio Olympic Games golden girl Kim Brennan and NBA star Patty Mills win ACT sport awards. 15 December 2016. The Canberra Times. 9 December 2016. 9 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161209231421/http://www.smh.com.au/sport/act-sport/rio-olympic-games-golden-girl-kim-brennan-and-nba-star-patty-mills-win-act-sport-awards-20161208-gt7g48. live.

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