Faye McClelland

Faye McClelland

McClelland at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	3 November 1979 (1979-11-03) (age 45) Ruislip, London, UK
Sport
Sport	Paratriathlon

McClelland in 2013

Faye McClelland (born 3 November 1979) is a British paratriathlete who competes in the PT4 category. ^[1] As of May 2016 ^[update] , she is the 3rd-ranked women's PT4 athlete internationally. ^[2] She finished fourth at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. ^[3] Previously she won the ITU world title in her classification in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, placing second in 2014. ^[4] In 2016 Faye competed in the Paralympics in Rio, placing 4th.

McClelland was coached by the head coach of the GB paratriathlon squad, Jonathan Riall.

Career results

ETU European Triathlon Championships PT4

• 2010 1st Place ETU European Triathlon Championship Athlone, Ireland ^[5]
• 2011 1st Place ETU European Triathlon Championship Pontevedra, Spain ^[6]
• 2012 1st Place ETU European Triathlon Championship Eilat, Israel ^[6]
• 2014 2nd Place ETU European Triathlon Championship Kitzbühel, Austria

ITU World Triathlon Championships PT4

• 2010 1st Place ITU World Triathlon Championship Budapest, Hungary ^[7]
• 2011 1st Place ITU World Triathlon Championship Beijing, China ^[8]
• 2012 1st Place ITU World Aquathlon Championship Auckland, New Zealand ^[9]
• 2012 1st Place ITU World Triathlon Championship Auckland, New Zealand ^[10]
• 2013 1st Place ITU World Triathlon Championship London, Great Britain ^[11]

ITU World Triathlon International Events PT4

• 2010 1st Place ITU World Paratriathlon Event London, Great Britain ^[12]
• 2011 1st Place ITU World Paratriathlon Event London, Great Britain ^[13]
• 2014 1st Place ITU World Paratriathlon Event Yokohama, Japan ^[14]
• 2014 2nd Place ITU World Paratriathlon Event London, Great Britain ^[15]

British Triathlon National Events PT4

• 2014 1st Bexhill Lions Sprint Triathlon Bexhill, East Sussex ^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards and honours

• 2012 Female Paratriathlete of the Year.British Triathlon Federation ^[16]
• 2013 Female Paratriathlete of the Year.British Triathlon Federation ^[17]
• 2013 Disabled Sports Personality of the Year. Sussex Sports Awards Brighton ^[18]
• 2014 Alumnus Award, for Outstanding Sporting Achievement.University of Brighton ^[19]
• 2014 Female Paratriathlete of the Year. 220 Magazine ^[20]

Outside of triathlon

McClelland is a qualified physiotherapist and attained her honours at the University of Brighton in the summer of 2013. In January 2014, McClelland and Wes Mechen started a business, Tempo Running Shop, in Eastbourne East Sussex. ^[21]

References

1. "Faye McClelland Profile – British Triathlon Federation". Britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
2. "ITU Paratriathlon Points List". International Triathlon Union . 13 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
3. Faye McClelland Archived 22 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
4. "Faye Mcclelland". International Triathlon Union . Retrieved 17 June 2016.
5. "2010 Athlone ETU Triathlon European Championships". International Triathlon Union . 3 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
6. "2011 Pontevedra ETU Triathlon European Championships". International Triathlon Union . 25 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
7. "2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU Triathlon World Championship Grand Final Budapest". International Triathlon Union . 11 September 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
8. "2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Grand Final Beijing | Triathlon.org – International Triathlon Union". Old.triathlon.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
9. 2012 Auckland ITU Aquathlon World Championships. Triathlon.org (17 October 2012). Retrieved on 2016-09-14.
10. "2012 Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland". International Triathlon Union . 22 October 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
11. "2013 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final London". International Triathlon Union . 13 September 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
12. "2010 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series London". International Triathlon Union . 24 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
13. "2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series London". International Triathlon Union . 7 August 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
14. "2014 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Event". International Triathlon Union . 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
15. "2014 London ITU World Paratriathlon Event". International Triathlon Union . 31 May 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
16. "The 2012 British Triathlon Annual Awards | TriRadar". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
17. "British Triathlon celebrates success at Awards Dinner". Triathlonbusiness.com. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
18. "Disabled Sports Personality: Faye McClelland - Active Sussex". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
19. "News and events". Brighton.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
20. "This year's 220 Triathlon Awards winners announced – News". 220Triathlon.com. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
21. "Tempo specialist run shop – Home". Temposhop.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Faye McClelland at World Triathlon
• Faye McClelland at the International Paralympic Committee