Lauren Parker

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Lauren Parker
OAM
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Lauren Parker in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 36)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Sport Paratriathlon
Para-cycling
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Women's paratriathlon
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris PTWC
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo PTWC
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 LausannePTWC
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021 Abu DhabiPTWC
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Abu DhabiPTWC
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Ponteverde PTWC
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Gold CoastPTWC
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Torremolinos PTWC
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 NewcastlePTWC
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020 NewcastlePTWC
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 StocktonPTWC
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 StocktonPTWC
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast PTWC
Women's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Road race H1–4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2024 Paris Road time trial H1–3
Road World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Time trial H3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Ronse Time trial H3
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025 RonseRoad race H3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 GlasgowRoad race H3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Zurich Time trial H3
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 RonseMixed team relay H1–5

Lauren Parker OAM (born 15 December 1988) is an Australian para-triathlete and para-cyclist. She won a silver medal (triathlon) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and two gold (triathlon and cycling) and silver (cycling) medals at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [1]

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She has won multiple World Triathlon Championships in Women's PTWC.

Personal life

Parker was born on 15 December 1988 in Belmont, New South Wales. [2] She lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.

Paratriathlon

Before having to transition to paratriathlon as a result of a serious training accident in April 2017, Parker was a successful triathlete. [3] She took up triathlon at the age of 18 after being a successful junior swimmer. [2] At the 2015 Ironman World Championship in Kona she finished second in the Women's 25–29 Age Group. [4]

The training accident left Parker with a punctured lung, broken ribs, shoulder blade and pelvis, and damaged spinal cord. She spent six months in hospital and spinal rehabilitation unit. She turned to paratriathlon and competes in the PTWC-class for wheelchair athletes. After three months training, she won the bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Queensland. [5]

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Parker fished second and won the silver medal with a time of 1:06.26. [6] She was just 0.01 of a second behind the Gold medal winner Kendall Gretsch of the United States.

Major PTWC-class international paratriathlon results: [7]

Parker is coached by Dan Atkins.

Para cycling

Recognition

References

  1. "World-Class Para-Triathletes Confirmed For Tokyo 2020". Paralympics Australia. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Lauren Parker". Commonwealth Games Australia website. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. Cernuda, Olalla (15 January 2018). "Lauren Parker, from elite triathlete to elite paratriathlete in nine months". International Triathlon Union website. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. "Four Asia-Pacific Age Groupers Kings of Kona". AP.ironman website. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. "Lauren Parker claims bronze in first major paratriathlon". ESPN. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "Australian Paralympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. "Lauren Parker". International Triathlon Union website. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. "Parker crowned World Champion in Lausanne". Triathlon Australia. 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. "Lauren Parker". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  10. "Mission Complete For Seine-sational Parker | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  11. "Australian Lauren Parker wins world para-cycling championship as Paris Paralympics loom on the horizon". ABC News. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. "NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Awards celebrate the best of 2018". New South Wales Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  13. "Chris Hewitt Emerging Athlete of the Year". Triathlon Australia website. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  14. "The Winners Of The 2019 Women In Sport Awards". The Australian Women's Health. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  15. "Olympic Champions Take Top Honours at NSWIS Awards". NSW Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  16. Phillips, Sam (18 November 2019). "Perry named NSW Athlete of the Year hours after sour shoulder diagnosis". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "Triathlon's Finest Honoured At Celebration Of Champions Awards". Triathlon Australia. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  18. "Gilmour And Parker Clinch Nsw Sports Award Hat-Trick". Sport NSW. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  19. Falco, Tom (20 November 2023). "AusTriathlon Awards 2023: Champions Crowned and Legends Honoured". AusTriathlon. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  20. NSW, Sport. "FOX AND PARKER SWEEP NSW SPORTS AWARDS". sportnsw.com.au. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  21. Commission, Australian Sports Commission; jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia; corporateName=Australian Sports. "Swimming makes a big splash at AIS Performance Awards". Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 29 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  22. "Amanda Reid wins the 2023 AusCycling Cyclist of the Year Award". AusCycling. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  23. "The Best Of Australian Sport, Spirit And Character: Aussie Paralympians Bid Fond Farewell To Paris | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  24. "NSWIS Awards honour world-beating champions | NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS)". www.nswis.com.au. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  25. NSW, Sport. "2024 Champions of Sport winners". www.sportnsw.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  26. Zoe (30 November 2024). "Australia's Finest Celebrated At Paralympian Of The Year Awards | Paralympics Australia". www.paralympic.org.au. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  27. Commission, Australian Sports Commission; jurisdiction=Commonwealth of Australia; corporateName=Australian Sports. "Parker's remarkable Paris performance celebrated at AIS Awards". Australian Sports Commission. Retrieved 4 December 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  28. Falco, Tom (8 December 2024). "All the winners from the 2024 AusTriathlon Awards". AusTriathlon. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  29. "Grace Brown & Saya Sakakibara are the AusCycling Cyclists of the Year | AusCycling". auscycling.org.au. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  30. "Ms Lauren PARKER". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 25 January 2025.