Athlete Profile: Lauren Parker H1

Lauren Parker H1

Australia
Born: 1988

Rankings
World Triathlon Paralympic Qualification Ranking	1
Para triathlon Ranking	7

Starts

26

Podiums

17

Wins

9 Biography

Australia’s Lauren Parker suffered a serious accident whilst out training in April 2017. A damaged spinal cord made her turn to paratriathlon, and within months her determination to return to racing saw her take the Commonwealth Games bronze in the PTWC category. A first World Cup victory duly followed in Besancon that same year, and in 2019 Parker was crowned World Champion at the Lausanne Grand Final.

Career highlights:
- 2019 World Champion
- Winner 2019 Banyoles World Cup
- Third place 2018 Commonwealth Games

Latest Athlete Results

2	Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games 29 Aug, 2021 - PTWC Women - 01:06:26
1	2020 Devonport ITU World Paratriathlon Series 29 Feb, 2020 - PTWC Women - 01:14:53
1	2020 Newcastle OTU Paratriathlon Oceania Championships 26 Jan, 2020 - PTWC Women - 01:13:43
1	2019 Banyoles ITU Paratriathlon World Cup 08 Sep, 2019 - PTWC Women - 01:08:12
1	2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne 01 Sep, 2019 - PTWC Women - 01:18:41
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Athlete Fact Sheet

Given Name	Lauren
Family Name	Parker H1
Representing	AUS
Para triathlon Class	PTWC
Para triathlon Subclass	H1
Year of Birth	1988
Place of Birth	Belmont, Australia
Residence	Cooranbong, Australia
Coach	Andrew Dawes
Sponsors	Endura Sports Nutrition, Red Energy, BlueSeventy, NSWIS, Challenged Athletes Foundation, Cannibal,
Hobbies	Play Guitar, Sing, Draw
Website	https://laurenparkerfoundation.com.au/
Twitter	@https://twitter.com/_laurenparker_
Facebook	Athlete Facebook