Aileen McGlynn

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Aileen McGlynn
Personal information
Full name Aileen McGlynn
Date of birth June 22, 1973 (1973-06-22) (age 34)
Country Flag of Scotland Scotland
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline Tandem
Role Stoker
Rider type Sprint
Amateur team(s)
1987– Johnstone Wheelers
Infobox last updated on:
19 May 2008

Aileen McGlynn MBE (born 22 June 1973, Glasgow[1]) is a Scottish paralympic tandem cyclist, tandem piloted by Ellen Hunter.[2] Partially sighted at birth, McGlynn joined a cycling team at the age of 14 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disablility. However the club worked it out and has offered her great support. She is also a patron of an organizatin called 'Crank It Up' who aim to provide cycling for people of all abilities.[1]

Before McGlynn became a full time athlete, she was a trainee actuary with a degree in mathematics, statistics and management science.[3]

McGlynn and Hunter broke the flying 200m women’s tandem World record in April 2004.[2]

At the 2006 IPC Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland, the pair won gold in the Tamdem Kilo (VI), setting a world record of 1:10.795 in the process and winning a Rainbow Jersey, they ranked 17th among 33 male competitors.[2]

McGlynn and Hunter, coached by Barney Storey,[4] once again broke the World Record at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, in a time of 1:10.381, but despite this, failed to gain a podium position.[5]

[edit] Palmarès

2004
1st Women's Tandem Kilo (B 1-3), 2004 Summer Paralympics
2nd Women's Tandem Sprint (B 1-3), 2004 Summer Paralympics
2nd Disability Omnium, British National Track Championships
2005
1st Tandem Kilo, VISA Paralympic World Cup
1st Tandem Sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup
1st Kilo, European Championships
1st Kilo, European Open Championships
1st Disability Omnium, British National Track Championships
2006
1st Tandem sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (B/VI female)[2]
2007
1st Tandem sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (B/VI female)[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Patrons - Aileen McGlynn MBE. Crank It Up: Cycling for All.
  2. ^ a b c d Athlete: Ellen Hunter. Disability Sport Wales (2007).
  3. ^ Aileen McGlynn MBE. Scottish Institute of Sport.
  4. ^ Medals galore for GB cyclists at Visa Paralympic World Cup. Paralympics GB (May 2007).
  5. ^ Storey claims record-breaking win. BBC Sport (27 March 2008).
  6. ^ Great Britain's Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter win the tandem sprint final, B/VI female - Photo. Yahoo! Eurosport (11 May 2007).
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