Clare Carney

Clare Carney is a British-born former professional triathlete and the 1994 ITU Junior Triathlon World Champion, who competed originally for Australia before transferring her registration to compete for Great Britain.

Clare Carney
Personal information
Full nameClare Carney
Sport
CountryGreat Britain
Medal record
Women's Triathlon
Representing  Australia
ITU World Championship
1994 Wellington Junior Women

Personal life

Carney was born in England and is the younger sister of fellow former professional triathlete Emma Carney. They also had an older sister, Jane, who died of cancer in 2006.[1][2][3][4]

In 2013 Clare suffered a cardiac arrest whilst swimming at Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and survived due to timely intervention by poolside medical assistance and CPR. Her sister Emma also similarly suffered heart problems in the past which put an end to her professional triathlon career in 2004.[5][6]

Triathlon career

Clare originally competed internationally for Australia, before switching registrations to compete for Great Britain from 1998 onwards.[7][8][9]

Competing for Australia

Clare's first professional race was in 1994, when she took gold in the Juniors at the Wellington ITU Triathlon World Championships. Her sister Emma took the Elite women's title at the same competition.[10]

She followed this up with a silver at the Gamagori ITU Triathlon World Cup in 1995, a 7th place finish at the Sydney ITU World Cup and 10th place at Cancun, behind the winner Karen Smyers of the USA and Emma in 7th place.

She contested the 1997 ITU Duathlon World Championships in Guernica, coming 4th before transferring to compete for Great Britain.[11]

Competing for Great Britain

Clare's first race as a British athlete was at the Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup in 1998, following this with races at Cancun (1998), Ishigaki (1999), Gamagori (1999) and Sydney (1999) but she failed to reproduce the results achieved as an Australian-registered athlete.[7][12]

References
  1. Evans, Louise (22 April 1998). "Six more consider switching countries". The Age. p. 55. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. "Racing Relations". The Age. 13 January 1995. p. 31. Retrieved 24 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Homfray, Reece (2 October 2014). "Emma's not hoping for duathlon shock". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. "Australian sister act in triathlon". The Gazette. Montreal. 4 August 1995. p. 44. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. van den Berg, Lucie (23 January 2013). "Miracle recovery from 40-minute death". www.heraldsun.com.au.
  6. Marshall, Konrad (30 March 2018). "Heart attacks of the mega-fit: how safe is extreme sport?". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. "Athlete Profile: Clare Carney". Triathlon.org. World Triathlon. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. O'Rourke, Jim (28 March 1999). "Sorry sis, I'm a tri-d and true Pom". The Sun-Herald – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Powell, David (3 June 1998). "Britain revives Australians' flagging dreams". The Times.
  10. Overington, Caroline (28 November 1994). "Carney powers to world triathlon title". The Age. p. 31. Retrieved 24 November 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Results: Elite Women - 1997 Guernica ITU Duathlon World Championships". Triathlon.org. World Triathlon. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  12. "Results: Elite Women - 1998 Ishigaki ITU Triathlon World Cup". Triathlon.org. World Triathlon. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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