Shelley Gautier
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Born | Niagara Falls, Ontario | October 31, 1968|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shelley Gautier (born 31 October 1968) is a Canadian Paralympic medalist in para-cycling. Gautier won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the women's time trial event and won multiple consecutive gold medals at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships from 2010 to 2018. She won additional UCI Para-cycling medals from 2019 to 2021. Gautier was inducted into the in 2003 and nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2015.
Early life and education[]
Gautier was born on 31 October 1968 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.[1] She went to the University of Western Ontario for an honours degree in physical education before graduating from the University of Toronto with a physical therapy degree.[2]
Career[]
Gautier began her sports career while in university as a college athlete.[3] After a head injury and coma in 2001, Gautier was diagnosed with hemiparesis on the right side of her body.[4] After her injury, Gautier started competing in disabled sailing before moving on towards para-cycling. During her disabled sailing career, Gautier won the Silver Fleet event at the 2006 [5] and was the president of the from 2006 to 2007.[6]
In para-cycling, Gautier won repeat golds in the time trial and road race events at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships from 2010 to 2015.[1] Gautier continued to win gold at the road race and time trial events at the 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and .[7][8] During the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Gautier won silver in the road race and bronze in the time trial.[9] At the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Gautier won gold in the road race and time trial events.[10][11]
Outside of UCI, Gautier won a silver at the 2011 Parapan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games in the mixed time trial events.[1] After not medalling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Gautier received a bronze medal in the women's time trial event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[12]
Awards and honours[]
In 2003, Gautier was inducted into the as a member of the A. N. Myer Secondary School's soccer team.[13] Gautier was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2015 and lost to Tatyana McFadden.[14]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Shelley Gautier". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Being the best she can be". Niagara Falls Review. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Kennedy, Brendan (7 August 2017). "Toronto para-cyclist Shelley Gautier motivated to succeed on home turf". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Canadian Paralympic cyclist Shelley Gautier nominated for Laureus World Sports Award". 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Trophies & Awards". Mobility Cup. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Past Presidents". Disabled Sailing Association of Ontario. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Canadians Win 8 Medals at Para Road World Cup on Canada Day Weekend". Cycling Canada. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Canada Golden at Para Cycling Road World Championships". Canadian Paralympic Committee. August 6, 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "2019 Para-Cycling Road World Championships Official Book of Results" (PDF). UCI. 2019. pp. 148–49.
- ^ "Plat hammers home dominance on golden day for Dutch and Italians". Union Cycliste Internationale. June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ UCI and IPC (June 14, 2021). "Paralympic champion Luca Mazzone secures hat-trick of titles at Road Worlds". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "Shelley Gautier". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "A. N. Myer Girls Soccer Team OFSAA Champions, 1985". Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR 2015 WITH A DISABILITY - NOMINEES". Laureus World Sports Awards. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- 1968 births
- Canadian female cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Living people
- Paralympic cyclists of Canada
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in cycling
- Medalists at the 2011 Parapan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Parapan American Games