Katie-George Dunlevy
Katie-George Dunlevy (born 26 November 1981) is an English-born Paralympic cyclist competing in tandem events for Ireland, and formerly a rower competing for Great Britain in the 4+ Mixed LTA class.[1]
Career
Dunlevy won a gold medal at the time trial B event and silver in the road race at the 2016 Summer Paralympics with pilot Eve McCrystal.
A multiple World medalist along with McCrystal. In 2014 Dunlevy and McCrystal won their first World Championship medal, a Silver medal in the road race. In 2015 the pair won Bronze in the 3k pursuit at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Apeldorm, Netherlands. She became double World Champion at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in September 2017 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. A year later in 2018 in Maniago, Italy she retained both titles becoming double World Champion again with McCrystal. In the same year she won Bronze in the 3k pursuit at the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships.
In 2019 she won Gold in the time trial at the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Emmen, Netherlands becoming world champion for the third time and won Silver in the road race. Dunlevy won the B Women's (Tandem) event in the 108 km road race at the Yorkshire 2019 Para-Cycling International with pilot Eve McCrystal in a time of 02:36:57.
In January 2020 Dunlevy and McCrystal won Silver at the UCI Para-Cycling track World Championships in the 3k pursuit.[2][3]
After 17 months without competition, in June 2021 at the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Estoril, Portugal, Dunlevy and McCrystal won double Silver in the time trial and road race.
In 2021 the pair won a silver medal at the delayed 2020 Summer Paralympics in the individual pursuit event.[4] On the road events a couple of days later they retained their title from Rio in the time trial winning Gold and also won Gold in the road race becoming the most successful Irish female Paralympian.
Personal life
Dunlevy was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) aged 11 and is registered blind. She previously competed in athletics, rowing and swimming before taking up cycling in 2011. She competes for Ireland as her father is a native of Mountcharles, County Donegal.[5][6] She has five sisters.
Dunlevy is openly LGBT.[7][8][9][10]
References
- ^ "Katie-George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal lead Ireland to more cycling gold in Rio".
- ^ "Gold for Katie-George Dunlevy in Rio".
- ^ "Dunlevy and McCrystal dazzle in Rio". RTÉ.ie. 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Day 4: Dunlevy and McCrystal claim silver for Ireland". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Katie-George Dunlevy RIO". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Q&A with Katie-George Dunlevy, paracylist and woman to inspire - sportswomen.ie". 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Queer Paralympic cyclist clinches medal after thrilling, record-breaking pursuit". PinkNews - Gay news, reviews and comment from the world's most read lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans news service. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Outsports (16 August 2021). "At least 34 out LGBTQ Paralympians competing in Tokyo, a record number". Outsports. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Katie-George Dunlevy wins gold as LGBTQ+ Paralympians continue to triumph". GCN. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Katie-George Dunlevy to be honoured with Outstanding Contribution to Sport Award at Irish Post Awards 2019
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