Aileen MCGLYNN
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Cycling Track
Cycling TrackAileen MCGLYNN - Schedule
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Thu, 5 Apr
14:32
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Women's B&VI Sprint Qualifying |
Finished |
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Sat, 7 Apr
18:48
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Women's B&VI 1000m TT Final |
Finished |
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Biographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Women 1km Time Trial B2 Tandem | 2 |
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | Women Sprint B2 Tandem | 2 |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | London, GBR | Women Elite 1km Time Trial B | 2 | 1:09.469 |
| 2012 | London, GBR | Women Elite Individual Pursuit B | 3 | - |
| 2008 | Beijing, CHN | Women Track 1km Time Trial BVI | 1 | - |
| 2008 | Beijing, CHN | Women Track Individual Pursuit BVI | 1 | - |
| 2004 | Athens, GRE | Women Track 1km Time Trial Tandem B1-3 | 1 | - |
| 2004 | Athens, GRE | Women Track Sprint Tandem B1-3 | 2 | - |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bordeaux, FRA | Women 1km Time Trial BVI | 1 | 1:10:54 |
| 2007 | Bordeaux, FRA | Women Individual Pursuit Tandem BVI | 1 | 3:40:63 |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Los Angeles, USA | 1km Time Trial Tandem Women Elite | 2 | 3:40.631 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles, USA | Individual Pursuit Tandem Women Elite | 6 | 3:47.939 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles, USA | Sprint Tandem Women Elite | 3 | - |
| 2011 | Motichiari, ITA | 1km Time Trial B Women Elite | 2 | - |
| 2011 | Motichiari, ITA | Women Elite Individual Pursuit B | 8 | - |
| 2009 | Manchester, GBR | Women Elite 1km Time Trial BVI | 1 | - |
| 2009 | Manchester, GBR | Women Elite Individual Pursuit BVI | 3 | - |
Occupation: Athlete (teamscotland.scot, 21 Feb 2018)
Education: Mathmatics, statistics and management science at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
Languages spoken: English
Coach:
PERSONAL: Kevin STEWART (SCO) (teamscotland.scot, 21 Feb 2018)
Position style: Para track cyclist
Other sports:
Represented Great Britain in road cycling. (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 21 Feb 2018)
Reason: Began cycling at the age of six. "When I first got on a bike I remember thinking, what will I do when I grow up, because I didn't know adults cycled." (scotsman.com, 2 May 2011)
Memorable: "Standing on the top step of the podium at the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games, listening to the national anthem. I had won my first ever Paralympic gold medal." (glasgow2014.com, 21 Feb 2018)
IMPAIRMENT DETAILS
Born with albinism and registered blind. Her eyes are painfully sensitive to light and lenses cannot focus properly. (scotsman.com, 2 May 2011)
PILOT HISTORY
Tandem piolted by Ellen HUNTER until 2009, then Helen SCOTT until 2012, and is currently piloted by Louise HASTON. (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 21 Feb 2018)
ACHIEVEMENTS
Gold in the 1km time trial and silver in the tandem sprint at the Athens 2004 Paralympics. (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 21 Feb 2018)
Gold in the 1km at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics. (teamscotland.scot, 21 Feb 2018; scottishdisabilitysport.com, 21 Feb 2018)
Silver medallist at the 2009 UCI World Road Championships. (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 21 Feb 2018)
COMMONWEALTH HISTORY
Took home two silver medals at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. (teamscotland.scot, 21 Feb 2018; scottishdisabilitysport.com, 21 Feb 2018)
MEMORABLE
Awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire [MBE] after the Athens Paralympics, appointed Officer of the British Empire [OBE] in the 2009 new year honours. (scottishdisabilitysport.com, 21 Feb 2018)
PROPOSAL
Partner Graeme HINCHCLIFFE proposed to her after she placed second in the 1000m time trial B tandem. She said yes. (dailyrecord.co.uk, 28vJul 201)
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Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze- : Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
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