Felicity Abram

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Felicity Abram
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Felicity Abram at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010
Personal information
Nickname(s)Fliss, Flick, Flicka[1]
Born (1986-08-16) 16 August 1986 (age 35)
Brisbane, Queensland
OccupationFranchisee - Studio Pilates International
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Turned pro2003
Coached by[1]
Retired2016
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1
Personal best(s)World Championships Podiums
Felicity Abram placing 15th at the triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010.

Felicity Abram ( Twin - born 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) Australian professional triathlete.

Early life and education[]

Felicity Abram , or more often known as Flick , was born on 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, to Louisa and Bill Abram.[2] She spent her early years outside on the family's 20,000-acre estate in Central Queensland.[1]

Later on, she moved to Brisbane to attend Brisbane Girls Grammar School, where she completed most of her schooling , before finishing at St Peters Lutheran College under athletic scholarship in 2003. [2][1]

She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3]


Career[]

In 2003 , at her very first ITU triathlon debut, Felicity Abram won the Gold medal at the World Junior Championships ahead of Vanessa Fernandes and Maxine Seear in Queenstown , NZ ..[4] In 2005, at the young age of 18, she was admitted to the Australian National Elite Team and placed a creditable 6th at her first Elite World Championship . Under the coaching of Australian Shaun Stephens , 2006 marked a highlight in her career with a Bronze medal at the World Championship in Lausanne . In 2006 Felicity also got selected for Australia in the Commonwealth Games , Melbourne . In 2008 she was the Number 1 in the ITU World rankings, still the Australian Triathlon federation did not appoint her as a member of the Olympic Team for Beijing. Throughout her career she was selected to represent Australia in 8 Elite World Championships ..[4] Other highlights through her career include multiple Noosa Triathlon podiums & multiple FFTRI podiums under French Tri Team TCG Parthenay . In later half of 2013 she sustained an injury that would never see her return to ITU racing . She formally retired in 2016 , however she does take part in charity events . [2][1]

ITU competitions[]

Felicity started in a total 52 International Triathlon Union races including 12 podiums and 5 wins . The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[4] Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
  2003-12-06   World Championships (Junior) Queenstown 1
  2004-02-21   OCA Oceania Championships Devonport 4
  2005-01-30   OTU Oceania Championships (U23) Sydney 1
  2005-04-16   World Cup Honolulu 8
  2005-05-01   World Cup Mooloolaba 6
  2005-08-06   World Cup Hamburg 11
  2005-09-10   World Championships Gamagori 6
  2006-03-18   Commonwealth Games Triathlon Melbourne 14
  2006-07-23   BG World Cup Corner Brook 8
  2006-08-20   European Cup Geneva 1
  2006-09-02   World Championships Lausanne 3
  2007-03-04   OTU Oceania Championships Geelong 6
  2007-03-25   BG World Cup Mooloolaba 23
  2007-06-17   BG World Cup Des Moines 11
  2007-09-15   BG World Cup Beijing 10
  2008-03-01   Oceania Cup Gold Coast 2
  2008-03-30   BG World Cup Mooloolaba 12
  2008-04-06   BG World Cup New Plymouth 3
  2008-05-04   BG World Cup Richards Bay 2
  2008-05-25   BG World Cup Madrid 21
  2008-06-05   BG World Championships Vancouver 6
  2008-06-22   World Cup Hy-Vee 14
  2008-07-05   BG World Cup Hamburg 2
  2008-07-13   BG World Cup Tiszaújváros 2
  2008-09-27   BG World Cup Lorient 11
  2009-03-29   World Cup Mooloolaba 5
  2010-04-11   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney 11
  2010-05-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Seoul 27
  2010-07-17   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 10
  2010-07-24   Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 23
  2010-08-15   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 15
  2010-08-21   World Championships (Sprint) Lausanne 5
  2010-09-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest 26
2011-04-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney 15
2011-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 16
2011-08-07 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 22
2011-08-20 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Laussane 10
2011-09-13 Dextro Energy World CHampionship Series, Grand Final Beijing 13
2012-10-20 Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland 18
2013-03-09 ITU Oceania Championship Wellington 1
2013-04-06 ITU World Triathlon Championship Auckland 3
2013-04-19 ITU World Triathlon Championship San Diego 15
2013-06-01 ITU World Triathlon Championship Madrid 5

BG = the sponsor British Gas ·

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Hi. I'm Felicity Abram". Felicity Abram's official website. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Australian Team Media Guide - Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon - Auckland 14-22 October 2012" (PDF). Triathlon Australia. p. 5. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ Australian Institute of Sport Triathlon Achievements Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Felicity Abram Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, archive.triathlon.org, Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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