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| Born | August 25, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PT1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jane Egan is a British paratriathlete. She competes using a handcycle and a racing wheelchair. She was 2010, 2011 and 2013 World Champion and 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 2013 European Champion in her classification. [1]
Egan was born on 25 August 1970. She comes from Kilbarchan, near Glasgow. [1]
In 2007 Egan underwent surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon, causing complex regional pain syndrome [2] among other conditions, due to nerve trauma. As a result, she had to give up her career as a lawyer, and needs to use a wheelchair. [3] [4]
Before her disability Egan took part in able-bodied sport. She started to take part in triathlon in 2009 and in 2010 was invited to be classified by the British Triathlon Federation. She is classified as a Tri1 paratriathlete. [1] [2]
In 2010, she came first in both the International Triathlon Union World and European championships. [1] [2] She then retained those titles in 2011. [1] [5] [6] In 2013, she won her third World and 4th European title. [7]
Egan was aiming to participate in the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [3] However, she will not compete as women's triathlon will not be held in her classification. [8]
