Shelley Gautier

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Shelley Gautier
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Personal information
Born (1968-10-31) October 31, 1968 (age 53)
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Team information
RoleRider
Medal record
Para-cycling
Representing  Canada
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baie-Comeau Women's Time Trial T1
Gold medal – first place 2010 Baie-Comeau Women's Road Race T1
Gold medal – first place 2011 Roskilde Women's Time Trial T1
Gold medal – first place 2011 Roskilde Women's Road Race T1
Gold medal – first place 2013 Baie-Comeau Women's Time Trial T1
Gold medal – first place 2013 Baie-Comeau Women's Road Race T1
Gold medal – first place 2014 Greenville Women's Time Trial T1
Gold medal – first place 2014 Greenville Women's Road Race T1
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Women's Time Trial T1
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Women's Road Race T1
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Women's Time Trial T1
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Women's Road Race T1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Women's Time Trial T1
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Women's Road Race T1
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cascais Women's Road Race T1
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cascais Women's Time Trial T1
Silver medal – second place 2019 Emmen Women's Road Race T1
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Emmen Women's Time Trial T1
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara Mixed Road Time Trial T1-2
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Mixed Road Time Trial T1-2
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Women's Road time trial T1–2

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[]

  1. ^ a b c "Shelley Gautier". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Being the best she can be". Niagara Falls Review. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Brendan (7 August 2017). "Toronto para-cyclist Shelley Gautier motivated to succeed on home turf". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Canadian Paralympic cyclist Shelley Gautier nominated for Laureus World Sports Award". 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Trophies & Awards". Mobility Cup. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Past Presidents". Disabled Sailing Association of Ontario. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Canadians Win 8 Medals at Para Road World Cup on Canada Day Weekend". Cycling Canada. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Canada Golden at Para Cycling Road World Championships". Canadian Paralympic Committee. August 6, 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. ^ "2019 Para-Cycling Road World Championships Official Book of Results" (PDF). UCI. 2019. pp. 148–49.
  10. ^ "Plat hammers home dominance on golden day for Dutch and Italians". Union Cycliste Internationale. June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Shelley Gautier". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "A. N. Myer Girls Soccer Team OFSAA Champions, 1985". Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  14. ^ "LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR 2015 WITH A DISABILITY - NOMINEES". Laureus World Sports Awards. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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