Shelley Gautier (born 31 October 1968) is a Canadian multi-medalist in para-cycling. At the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships from 2010 to 2022, Gautier has won 16 golds as part of her 19 medals. At the Parapan American Games, Gautier won a silver at the mixed road time trial event held at the 2011 Parapan American Games and 2015 Parapan American Games. As a Paralympic competitor, Gautier won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the women's time trial event. Apart from para-cycling, Gautier competed in disabled sailing. Gautier was inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame in 2003 and nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2015.
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Early life and education
editGautier 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
editGautier 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 Mobility Cup[5] and was the president of the Disabled Sailing Association of Ontario 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 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[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] For the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Gautier won bronze in the time trial and was last in the road race.[12]
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.[13] Gautier did not win a medal at her events during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1] Apart from competitions, the Shelley Gautier Para-Sport Foundation was created by Gautier in the mid-2010s.[14]
Awards and honours
editIn 2003, Gautier was inducted into the Niagara Falls Sports Wall of Fame as a member of the A. N. Myer Secondary School's soccer team.[15] Gautier was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2015 and lost to Tatyana McFadden.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "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. 6 August 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. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ UCI and IPC (14 June 2021). "Paralympic champion Luca Mazzone secures hat-trick of titles at Road Worlds". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "2022 Para-cycling Road World Championships Official book of results" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Richard Sports Services. pp. 29, 76. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Shelley Gautier". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Smirlies, Justin (23 August 2021). "At her third Paralympics, 52-year-old cyclist Shelley Gautier says the road doesn't end at Tokyo 2020". Toronto Star. Retrieved 29 August 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.