Felicity Sheedy-Ryan

Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (born 12 February 1985 in Perth) is an Australian professional triathlete, Oceania Champion of the year 2008, gold medalist at the 2012 and 2017 Duathlon World Championships,[1] and a member of the Australian World Championship Series Team 2011.

Felicity Sheedy-Ryan at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2011.
Felicity Sheedy-Ryan at the World Cup triathlon in Tiszaújváros, 2011.

Sports career

Sheedy-Ryan started her national career as a member of the UWA (University of Western Australia) Triathlon Club and is a member of the WA Institute of Sport.

In 2011, Sheedy-Ryan decided to participate for the first time in a Long Distance race and won the silver medal at Bussleton 70.3 Half Ironman.

Sheedy-Ryan also takes part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux and represents the club Stade Poitevin Tri. At Dunkirk (22 May 2011) she placed 14th, at Paris (9 July 2011) 10th, thus being the best female triathlete of her club.

Sheedy-Ryan lives in Wembley, a suburb of Perth, and in France. Her coach is Grant Landers.

ITU competitions

In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Sheedy-Ryan took part in 22 ITU competitions and achieved 10 top ten positions. In 2011, she won two gold medals at the European Cup in Geneva and the Premium European Cup in Banyoles. She also represents Australia in the World Championship Series.

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page.[2] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2006-04-16  Oceania ChampionshipsGeelong 11
  2007-02-04  Oceania Championships (U23)Penrith 2
  2007-05-20  Pan American CupHonolulu 18
  2007-06-24  Asian CupGamagori 7
  2007-07-01  Asian CupShichigahama 3
  2008-03-01  Oceania CupGold Coast 15
  2008-03-09  Oceania Championships (U23)Wellington 1
  2008-07-12  European CupAthlone 3
  2008-07-20  BG World CupKitzbühel 27
  2009-03-15  Oceania CupPerth 3
  2009-07-18  European CupAthlone 1
  2009-08-09  World CupTiszaújváros 3
  2009-08-15  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon 30
  2009-09-09  Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Grand FinalGold Coast 20
  2010-03-27  World CupMooloolaba 13
  2010-04-11  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney 28
  2010-06-05  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid 36
  2010-07-10  World CupHolten 4
  2010-07-24  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesLondon DNF
  2010-08-08  World CupTiszaújváros 46
  2010-08-21  Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne 21
  2010-09-03  Duathlon World ChampionshipsEdinburgh 3
  2011-03-12  Oceania ChampionshipsWellington 8
  2011-04-09  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney 41
  2011-06-04  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesMadrid 46
  2011-06-18  Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesKitzbühel 54
  2011-07-24  European CupGeneva 1
  2011-07-31  Premium European CupBanyoles 1
  2011-08-14  World CupTiszaújváros 4
  2011-08-20  Dextro Energy World Championship Series: Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne 33

DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · BG = the sponsor British Gas

References
  1. "Martin & Sheedy-Ryan Crowned Duathlon World Champions". Competitor Group, Inc. 23 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. "Results for: Sheedy-Ryan, Felicity (AUS)". International Triathlon Union. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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