Felicity Abram

Felicity Abram ( Twin - born 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) Australian professional triathlete.

Felicity Abram
Felicity Abram at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010
Personal information
Nickname(s)Fliss, Flick, Flicka[1]
Born (1986-08-16) 16 August 1986
Brisbane, Queensland
OccupationFranchisee - Studio Pilates International
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Turned pro2003
Coached by Shaun Stephens . Brett Sutton[1]
Retired2016
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1
Personal best(s)World Championships Podiums
Felicity Abram placing 15th at the triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010.

Early life and education

Felicity Abram , or more often known as Flick , was born on 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, to Louisa and Bill Abram.[2] She spent her early years outside on the family's 20,000-acre estate in Central Queensland.[1]

Later on, she moved to Brisbane to attend Brisbane Girls Grammar School, where she completed most of her schooling , before finishing at St Peters Lutheran College under athletic scholarship in 2003. [2][1]

She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3]


Career

In 2003 , at her very first ITU triathlon debut, Felicity Abram won the Gold medal at the World Junior Championships ahead of Vanessa Fernandes and Maxine Seear in Queenstown , NZ ..[4] In 2005, at the young age of 18, she was admitted to the Australian National Elite Team and placed a creditable 6th at her first Elite World Championship . Under the coaching of Australian Shaun Stephens , 2006 marked a highlight in her career with a Bronze medal at the World Championship in Lausanne . In 2006 Felicity also got selected for Australia in the Commonwealth Games , Melbourne . In 2008 she was the Number 1 in the ITU World rankings, still the Australian Triathlon federation did not appoint her as a member of the Olympic Team for Beijing. Throughout her career she was selected to represent Australia in 8 Elite World Championships ..[4] Other highlights through her career include multiple Noosa Triathlon podiums & multiple FFTRI podiums under French Tri Team TCG Parthenay . In later half of 2013 she sustained an injury that would never see her return to ITU racing . She formally retired in 2016 , however she does take part in charity events . [2][1]

ITU competitions

Felicity started in a total 52 International Triathlon Union races including 12 podiums and 5 wins . The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[4] Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2003-12-06  World Championships (Junior)Queenstown 1
  2004-02-21  OCA Oceania ChampionshipsDevonport 4
  2005-01-30  OTU Oceania Championships (U23)Sydney 1
  2005-04-16  World CupHonolulu 8
  2005-05-01  World CupMooloolaba 6
  2005-08-06  World CupHamburg 11
  2005-09-10  World ChampionshipsGamagori 6
  2006-03-18  Commonwealth Games TriathlonMelbourne 14
  2006-07-23  BG World CupCorner Brook 8
  2006-08-20  European CupGeneva 1
  2006-09-02  World ChampionshipsLausanne 3
  2007-03-04  OTU Oceania ChampionshipsGeelong 6
  2007-03-25  BG World CupMooloolaba 23
  2007-06-17  BG World CupDes Moines 11
  2007-09-15  BG World CupBeijing 10
  2008-03-01  Oceania CupGold Coast 2
  2008-03-30  BG World CupMooloolaba 12
  2008-04-06  BG World CupNew Plymouth 3
  2008-05-04  BG World CupRichards Bay 2
  2008-05-25  BG World CupMadrid 21
  2008-06-05  BG World ChampionshipsVancouver 6
  2008-06-22  World CupHy-Vee 14
  2008-07-05  BG World CupHamburg 2
  2008-07-13  BG World CupTiszaújváros 2
  2008-09-27  BG World CupLorient 11
  2009-03-29  World CupMooloolaba 5
  2010-04-11  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney 11
  2010-05-08  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSeoul 27
  2010-07-17  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg 10
  2010-07-24  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon 23
  2010-08-15  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel 15
  2010-08-21  World Championships (Sprint)Lausanne 5
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand FinalBudapest 26
2011-04-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney 15
2011-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 16
2011-08-07 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 22
2011-08-20 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Laussane 10
2011-09-13 Dextro Energy World CHampionship Series, Grand Final Beijing 13
2012-10-20 Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland 18
2013-03-09 ITU Oceania Championship Wellington 1
2013-04-06 ITU World Triathlon Championship Auckland 3
2013-04-19 ITU World Triathlon Championship San Diego 15
2013-06-01 ITU World Triathlon Championship Madrid 5

BG = the sponsor British Gas ·

References
  1. "Hi. I'm Felicity Abram". Felicity Abram's official website. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. "Australian Team Media Guide - Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon - Auckland 14-22 October 2012" (PDF). Triathlon Australia. p. 5. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. Australian Institute of Sport Triathlon Achievements Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Felicity Abram Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, archive.triathlon.org, Retrieved 6 February 2011.
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