Lauren Steadman MBE (born 18 December 1992)[2] is a British Paralympic athlete who has competed in four Summer Paralympics, in both swimming and the paratriathlon. She competed at both the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London as a swimmer, before switching to the paratriathlon for the 2016 Games in Rio where she won a silver medal in the Women's PT4.[3][2] She won the gold medal in the Women's PTS5 at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1992 Peterborough, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para swimming Paratriathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Portsmouth Northsea Portsmouth Athletics Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life and career
editSteadman was born in Peterborough in 1992.[1] She has won medals in 2009 and in 2011 at the IPC European Championships. Her uncle was a triathlete and he suggested she try it.[1] Steadman was educated at Great Gidding Primary School, then privately at the independent Mount Kelly school in Tavistock, Devon,[4] and completed a BSc (Hons) Psychology degree, followed by a master's degree in Business and Management at the University of Portsmouth.
On 20 August 2018 it was announced that Steadman would be a contestant on series 16 of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with AJ Pritchard. They made it to the semi-final but were eliminated by Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev in the dance-off. Steadman went on to perform in the live version of the show.[5] Also, she completed and was one of two finalists in series 2 of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. In January 2023, Steadman was a panelist on Richard Osman's House of Games.[6]
Paratriathlon career
editIn 2013[7] and 2014[8] Steadman won medals at the European Championships Paratriathlon. In 2014, she won the London World Series Paratriathlon,[9] gained a degree in Psychology and became the World Champion Paratriathlete in Edmonton, Canada.[10]
Paratriathlon became an Olympic sport at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Steadman took the Silver medal behind Grace Norman of the US.[1]
Competing in the Women's PTS5 classification at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Steadman overtook Grace Norman early in the cycling leg and maintained her lead through the run to take the gold medal by 41 seconds.[11][12]
Steadman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to triathlon.[13][14]
She competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, winning the bronze medal in the Women's PTS5 triathlon behind Grace Norman and compatriot Claire Cashmore.[15][16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Profile | Lauren Steadman". World Triathlon Championship Series. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Lauren Steadman". British Triathlon. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "History and Records". Mount Kelly Boarding and Day School. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Alumni". The Old Mount Kelleian. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "The Line Up". Strictly Come Dancing | The Live Show. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Richard Osman's House of Games". Week 20. Series 86. Episode 6. 19 August 2024. BBC Two. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Germany, Great Britain dominate Para-Triathlon Euros". International Paralympic Committee. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "2014 Para-triathlon European Championships Review". International Paralympic Committee. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Paratriathlon: Lauren Steadman beats Faye McClelland in London". BBC Sport. 31 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "home page". laurensteadman.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Alderman, Elgan. "Paralympics gold for Lauren Steadman and a world record for Hannah Cockroft in Tokyo". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Lauren Steadman wins triathlon gold for Great Britain". BBC Sport. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ "No. 63571". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 2022. p. N25.
- ^ "New Year Honours 2022: Jason Kenny receives a knighthood and Laura Kenny made a dame". BBC Sport. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ Heming, Tim (2 September 2024). "Paris paratriathlon: Claire Cashmore and Lauren Steadman return to the podium in PTS5 class". 220triathlon.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- ^ McEvoy, Milly (2 September 2024). "A triathlon bronze meant just as much as gold to Steadman and now she wants to make GB Paralympic history in a different event". Peterborough Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Lauren Steadman at ParalympicsGB
- Lauren Steadman at the International Paralympic Committee
- Lauren Steadman at World Triathlon
- Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 October 2014)