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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | 15 December 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paratriathlon Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
She has won multiple World Triathlon Championships in Women's PTWC.
Parker was born on 15 December 1988 in Belmont, New South Wales. [2] She lives in Newcastle, New South Wales.
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.
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