Katie-George Dunlevy

Katie-George Dunlevy
Personal information
Nationality Irish
Born (1981-11-26) 26 November 1981
Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Residence Crawley
Sport
Country  Ireland
Sport Para-cycling
Disability class B
Event(s) Tandem time trial, Tandem road race [Track racing]
Medal record
Representing  Ireland
Women's Para-cycling
Summer Paralympics
2016 Rio de Janeiro time trial B
2016 Rio de Janeiro road race B
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
2014 Greenville Tandem road race (B)
Representing  Great Britain
Women's Adaptive rowing
Adaptive World Rowing Championship
2005 Gifu LTAMix4+
2004 Banyoles LTAMix4+

Katie-George Dunlevy (born 26 November 1981) is an English-born Paralympic cyclist competing in tandem events for Ireland, and formerly a rower competing for Great Britain in the 4+ Mixed LTA class.[1]

Career

Dunlevy won a gold medal at the time trial B event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics with pilot Eve McCrystal. She also won a silver in the road race. A multiple World medalist. She became double World Champion at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in September 2017 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

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Personal life

Dunlevy was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) aged 11 and became blind. She previously competed in athletics, rowing and swimming before taking up cycling in 2011. She competes for Ireland as her father is a native of Mountcharles, County Donegal.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal lead Ireland to more cycling gold in Rio".
  2. ↑ "Gold for Katie-George Dunlevy in Rio".
  3. ↑ "Dunlevy and McCrystal dazzle in Rio".
  4. ↑ "Katie-George Dunlevy RIO".
  5. ↑ "Q&A with Katie-George Dunlevy, paracylist and woman to inspire - sportswomen.ie".
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