Lauren Parker

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

Lauren Parker
Personal information
Nationality Australian
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
SportParatriathlon
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's paratriathlon
World Championships
2019 LausannePTWC
2018 Gold CoastPTWC
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastPWTC

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
  • 2019 - ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, Lausanne - Gold medal[6]

Parker is coached by Dan Atkins.

Recognition
  • 2018 - New South Wales Institute of Sport Ian Thorpe OAM Outstanding Achievement Award for having comeback from a horrific training accident last year to qualify, compete and win bronze at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.[7]
  • 2018 - Sport NSW Athlete of the Year with a Disability[8]
  • 2018 - Triathlon Australia Chris Hewitt Emerging Athlete Award.[9]
  • 2019 - Australian Women's Health Sport Awards Comeback of the Year. [10]
  • 2019 - New South Wales Institute of Sport Ian Thorpe OAM Outstanding Achievement Award recognised Parker’s ongoing battle to overcome her tragic training accident in 2017, with the para triathlete ending the 2019 season as a world champion.[11]
  • 2019 - Sport NSW Athlete of the Year with a Disability.[12]

References
  1. "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.
  6. "Parker crowned World Champion in Lausanne". Triathlon Australia. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. "NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) Awards celebrate the best of 2018". New South Wales Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. "Fox and Parker Headline NSW Sports Awards Success". Sport NSW website. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  9. "Chris Hewitt Emerging Athlete of the Year". Triathlon Australia website. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  10. "The Winners Of The 2019 Women In Sport Awards". The Australian Women's Health. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. "Olympic Champions Take Top Honours At NSWIS Awards". NSW Institute of Sport website. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  12. Phillips, Sam (18 November 2019). "Perry named NSW Athlete of the Year hours after sour shoulder diagnosis". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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