Felicity Abram

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Felicity Abram
Felicity Abram 1.jpg
Felicity Abram at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010
Personal information
Nickname(s)Fliss, Flick, Flicka [1]
Born (1986-08-16) 16 August 1986 (age 38)
Brisbane, Queensland
OccupationFranchisee - Studio Pilates International
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Australia
Turned pro2003
Coached by Shaun Stephens . Brett Sutton [1]
Retired2016
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1
Personal bestWorld Championships Podiums
Felicity Abram placing 15th at the triathlon in Kitzbuhel, 2010. Felicity Abram 2.jpg
Felicity Abram placing 15th at the triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010.

Felicity Abram (born 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) Australian professional triathlete.

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Early life and education

Felicity Abram, or more often known as Flick, was born on 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, to Louisa and Bill Abram. [2] She spent her early years outside on the family's 20,000-acre estate in Central Queensland. [1]

Later on, she moved to Brisbane to attend Brisbane Girls Grammar School, where she completed most of her schooling, before finishing at St Peters Lutheran College under athletic scholarship in 2003. [2] [1]

She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [3]

Career

In 2003, at her very first ITU triathlon debut, Felicity Abram won the Gold medal at the World Junior Championships ahead of Vanessa Fernandes and Maxine Seear in Queenstown, NZ .. [4] In 2005, at the young age of 18, she was admitted to the Australian National Elite Team and placed a creditable 6th at her first Elite World Championship . Under the coaching of Australian Shaun Stephens, 2006 marked a highlight in her career with a Bronze medal at the World Championship in Lausanne . In 2006 Felicity also got selected for Australia in the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne . In 2008 she was the Number 1 in the ITU World rankings, still the Australian Triathlon federation did not appoint her as a member of the Olympic Team for Beijing. Throughout her career she was selected to represent Australia in 8 Elite World Championships .. [4] Other highlights through her career include multiple Noosa Triathlon podiums & multiple FFTRI podiums under French Tri Team TCG Parthenay . In later half of 2013 she sustained an injury that would never see her return to ITU racing . She formally retired in 2016, however she does take part in charity events . [2] [1]

ITU competitions

Felicity started in a total 52 International Triathlon Union races including 12 podiums and 5 wins . The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. [4] Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2003-12-06  World Championships (Junior)Queenstown1
  2004-02-21  OCA Oceania ChampionshipsDevonport4
  2005-01-30  OTU Oceania Championships (U23)Sydney1
  2005-04-16  World CupHonolulu8
  2005-05-01  World CupMooloolaba6
  2005-08-06  World CupHamburg11
  2005-09-10  World ChampionshipsGamagori6
  2006-03-18  Commonwealth Games TriathlonMelbourne14
  2006-07-23  BG World CupCorner Brook8
  2006-08-20  European CupGeneva1
  2006-09-02  World ChampionshipsLausanne3
  2007-03-04  OTU Oceania ChampionshipsGeelong6
  2007-03-25  BG World CupMooloolaba23
  2007-06-17  BG World CupDes Moines11
  2007-09-15  BG World CupBeijing10
  2008-03-01  Oceania CupGold Coast2
  2008-03-30  BG World CupMooloolaba12
  2008-04-06  BG World CupNew Plymouth3
  2008-05-04  BG World CupRichards Bay2
  2008-05-25  BG World CupMadrid21
  2008-06-05  BG World ChampionshipsVancouver6
  2008-06-22  World CupHy-Vee14
  2008-07-05  BG World CupHamburg2
  2008-07-13  BG World CupTiszaújváros2
  2008-09-27  BG World CupLorient11
  2009-03-29  World CupMooloolaba5
  2010-04-11   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney11
  2010-05-08  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul27
  2010-07-17  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg10
  2010-07-24  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon23
  2010-08-15  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel15
  2010-08-21  World Championships (Sprint)Lausanne5
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest26
2011-04-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney15
2011-07-17Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg16
2011-08-07Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon22
2011-08-20Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLaussane10
2011-09-13Dextro Energy World CHampionship Series, Grand FinalBeijing13
2012-10-20Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand FinalAuckland18
2013-03-09ITU Oceania ChampionshipWellington1
2013-04-06ITU World Triathlon ChampionshipAuckland3
2013-04-19ITU World Triathlon ChampionshipSan Diego15
2013-06-01ITU World Triathlon ChampionshipMadrid5

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Hi. I'm Felicity Abram". Felicity Abram's official website. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Australian Team Media Guide - Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon - Auckland 14-22 October 2012" (PDF). Triathlon Australia. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. Australian Institute of Sport Triathlon Achievements Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 3 Felicity Abram Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine , archive.triathlon.org, Retrieved 6 February 2011.