Melissa Reid (born 15 November 1990)[1] 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.[2] She is based in Falmouth in Cornwall.[3][4]
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| Born | 15 November 1990 Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editReid 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 Besançon 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.
During the COVID-19 lockdown she decided to switch her guide partner to Hazel Smith[3] who had experience working with paratriathlete Alison Peasgood (then Alison Patrick) when she became world champion.[17] Together they had to work out how they could train together for each of the three disciplines.[3]
Early life
editReid 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.[2]
Competitions
editThe 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 | Besançon 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
edit- ^ "www.britishtriathlon.org/gb-teams/elite-team/athletes/melissa-reid_4364". britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Melissa Reid". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Falmouth-based paratriathlete embracing lockdown challenge as Tokyo Paralympics looms". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Melissa Reid - Great Britain Paratriathlete". teammissi.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Paratriathlon Female TRI-6 | 2011 Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series London". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: Paratriathlon Female TRI-6b | 2013 GBR Paratriathlon National Championships". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Melissa Reid B3". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2017 Kitzbühel ETU Triathlon European Championships". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2017 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 Besancon ITU Paratriathlon World Cup". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 Magog ITU Paratriathlon World Cup". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Lausanne". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "ParalympicsGB | Seven medals for gb in lausanne". ParalympicsGB. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 Tokyo ITU Paratriathlon World Cup". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Results: PTVI Women | 2019 Valencia ETU Paratriathlon European Championships". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Swim, Bike and Rerun: 2016 Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships". www.britishtriathlon.org. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Union, International Triathlon. "Triathlon.org". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 17 March 2020.