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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1984 Truro, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||
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Fran Brown (born 10 October 1984)[ citation needed ] is a British athlete. She is a two-time former paraclimbing world champion. She is the 2019 PTS2 world and European champion in paratriathlon.
Brown grew up in Cornwall, [1] [2] attending Truro School. [3] She studied lighting technology at Cardiff University and worked as deputy chief electrician for stage theatre productions in London. [1] While at work, Brown suffered a 16-foot fall, dislocating three vertebrae in her neck. [1]
Brown, who had climbed as a child, returned to the sport after her injury. [1] [2] In 2012, she became the paraclimbing world champion, the first British person to hold the title. [1]
In 2018, Brown won the silver medal in her category at the ITU World Championships. [4] In 2019, she became the paratriathlon world champion and European champion in the PTS2 category. [5] [6] [7]
Brown's competition results are listed below. [7] Unless indicated otherwise, the competitions are paratriathlons.
| Date | Competition | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-12 | UCI Para Cycling World Championships Glasgow 2023 | 5x gold 1x silver |
| 2022-08-04 | UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships Bae Comeau Canada 2022 | C1 TT gold RR gold |
| 2019-09-14 | Valencia ETU Paratriathlon European Championships | 1 [5] |
| 2019-09-01 | ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne | 1 |
| 2019-08-17 | Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup | 2 |
| 2019-06-28 | Groupe Copley World Paratriathlon Series Montreal | DNS |
| 2019-05-18 | Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series | 2 |
| 2018-09-15 | ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Gold Coast | 2 |
| 2018-07-19 | Tartu ETU Triathlon European Championships | 1 |
| 2018-06-30 | Iseo - Franciacorta ITU World Paratriathlon Series | 2 |
| 2018-05-12 | Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series | 3 |
| 2017-09-15 | ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam | 3 |
| 2017-07-28 | Edmonton ITU World Paratriathlon Series | 3 |
| 2017-06-16 | Kitzbuhel ETU Triathlon European Championships | 2 |
| 2016-08-14 | GBR Paratriathlon National Championships | 1 |
DNF = Did not finish
DNS = Did not start
DSQ = Disqualified
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