Melissa Reid (paratriathlete)

Melissa Reid (born 15 November 1990) is a visually impaired British paratriathlete who competes in the PTVI classification[2]. She is a Paralympic bronze medallist and a former World and European Champion.[3] She is based in Cornwall, England.[4]

Melissa Reid
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990
Nottinghamshire, England[1]
Sport
SportParatriathlon
Medal record
Women's paratriathlon
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro PT5

Career

Reid competes with a guide athlete in the PTVI category and was first selected for the British Triathlon Paratriathlon squad in 2012 having finished second at the 2011 ITU World Championship Series in London[5]. Reid won her first national gold at the GBR Paratriathlon National Championships in 2013[6]. She became ITU World Champion in 2013 and won the ETU European Championships in 2013 and 2017. She also competed for ParalympicsGB and won a bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in 2016 in the Women's PT5 class for visually impaired athletes[7].

The 2017 season, saw her win gold at the Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships[8], she also won two bronze medals one at the Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series[9] and one at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam[10]. Reid suffered a prolapsed disc towards the tail end of 2017 which put her out of contention for 18 months.[2]

Despite the injury, her 2019 return saw her win two golds at the Besancon ITU Paratriathlon World Cup[11] and the Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup[12]. Reid went on to claim three consecutive silvers at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne[13][14], Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup[15] and the Valencia ETU Paratriathlon European Championships[16] in 2019.

Early Life

Reid was born in Nottinghamshire and moved to Cornwall when she was ten. She is a member of Gyllngvase club and was introduced to triathlon by her father, having previously taken part in surfing, swimming and surf life saving.[17]

Competitions

The following list of results[18]. Unless indicated otherwise, the competitions are triathlons.

Date Competition Rank
2019-09-14 Valencia ETU Paratriathlon European Championships 2
2019-09-01 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 2
2019-08-17 Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 2
2019-07-13 Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 1
2019-06-16 Besancon ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 1
2019-05-18 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series 3
2017-09-15 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam 3
2017-06-16 Kitzbuhel ETU Triathlon European Championships 1
2017-05-13 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series 3

DNF = Did not finish

DNS = Did not start

DSQ = Disqualified

References
  1. "www.britishtriathlon.org/gb-teams/elite-team/athletes/melissa-reid_4364". britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  2. "Melissa Reid". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  3. "Melissa Reid". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  4. "Melissa Reid - Great Britain Paratriathlete". teammissi.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  5. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Paratriathlon Female TRI-6 | 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series London". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  6. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Paratriathlon Female TRI-6b | 2013 GBR Paratriathlon National Championships". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  7. Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Melissa Reid B3". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  8. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2017 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  9. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2017 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  10. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  11. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 Besancon ITU Paratriathlon World Cup". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  12. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  13. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  14. "ParalympicsGB | Seven medals for gb in lausanne". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  15. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  16. Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 Valencia ETU Paratriathlon European Championships". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  17. "Melissa Reid". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  18. Union, International Triathlon. "Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2020-03-17.


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