Lauren Parker

Lauren Parker
Personal information
Nationality Australia Australian
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
Sport Paratriathlon
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's paratriathlon
World Championships
2018 Gold CoastPTWC
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastPWTC

Lauren Parker (born 15 December 1988) is an Australian paratriathlete.

Personal

Parker was born on 15 December 1988 in Belmont, New South Wales.[1] 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.[2] She took up triathlon at the age of 18 after being a successful junior swimmer.[1] At the 2015 Ironman World Championship in Kona she finished second in the Women's 25-29 Age Group.[3]

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.[4]

Major PTWC-class international paratriathlon results:[5]

  • 2018 - OTU Paratriathlon Oceania Championship, St Kilda Melbourne - 2nd place
  • 2018 - ITU Paratriathlon World Cup, Devonport - 2nd place
  • 2018 - Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast - Bronze medal
  • 2018 - ITU World Paratriathlon Series Yokohama - 2nd place
  • 2018 - ITU Paratriathlon World Cup, Besancon - 1st place
  • 2018 - ITU World Paratriathlon Series, Iseo Franciacorta - 1st place
  • 2018 - ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, Gold Coast - Bronze medal

References

  1. 1 2 "Lauren Parker". Commonwealth Games Australia website. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Cernuda, Olalla. "Lauren Parker, from elite triathlete to elite paratriathlete in nine months". International Triathlon Union website. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Four Asia-Pacific Age Groupers Kings of Kona". AP.ironman website. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lauren Parker claims bronze in first major paratriathlon". ESPN website. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lauren Parker". International Triathlon Union website. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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