Aileen McGlynn
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Aileen McGlynn OBE
(born 22 June 1973) is a Scottish paralympic tandem
cyclist, tandem piloted by Ellen Hunter
.
, McGlynn was partially sighted at birth, she joined a cycling team at the age of 14 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. However the club worked it out and has offered her great support. She is also a patron of an organization called 'Crank It Up' who aim to provide cycling for people of all abilities.
Before McGlynn became a full time athlete, she was a trainee actuary
with a degree in mathematics
, statistics
and management science.
McGlynn and Hunter broke the flying 200m women’s tandem World record in April 2004.
At the 2006 IPC Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle
, Switzerland
, the pair won gold in the Tamdem Kilo (VI), setting a world record of 1:10.795 in the process and winning a Rainbow Jersey
, they ranked 17th among 33 male competitors.
McGlynn and Hunter, coached by Barney Storey
, once again broke the World Record at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
in Manchester
, in a time of 1:10.381, but despite this, failed to gain a podium position.
The pair represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
in Beijing
, winning gold in the Kilo (B&VI 1–3)
, setting a new world record time of 52.124 seconds in the process, and in the individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3).
Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), McGlynn was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.
2005
2006
2007
2008
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 22 June 1973) is a Scottish paralympic tandem
Tandem
Tandem is an arrangement where a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction....
cyclist, tandem piloted by Ellen Hunter
Ellen Hunter
Ellen Hunter OBE is a Welsh competitive cyclist and tandem pilot for Aileen McGlynn at Paralympic events.Hunter and McGlynn broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004....
.
Biography
Born in GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, McGlynn was partially sighted at birth, she joined a cycling team at the age of 14 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. However the club worked it out and has offered her great support. She is also a patron of an organization called 'Crank It Up' who aim to provide cycling for people of all abilities.
Before McGlynn became a full time athlete, she was a trainee actuary
Actuary
An actuary is a business professional who deals with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. Actuaries provide expert assessments of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms ....
with a degree in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
and management science.
McGlynn and Hunter broke the flying 200m women’s tandem World record in April 2004.
At the 2006 IPC Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle
Aigle
Aigle is the capital of the district of Aigle in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The town has a population of 8,100 people.The name of this municipality in French means eagle.-Geography:...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, the pair won gold in the Tamdem Kilo (VI), setting a world record of 1:10.795 in the process and winning a Rainbow Jersey
Rainbow jersey
The Rainbow jersey is the distinctive jersey worn by the reigning world champion in a bicycle racing discipline. The jersey is predominantly white with five horizontal bands in the UCI colours around the chest. From the bottom up the colours are: green, yellow, black, red and blue; the same colours...
, they ranked 17th among 33 male competitors.
McGlynn and Hunter, coached by Barney Storey
Barney Storey
Richard Barnaby "Barney" Storey MBE is a British cyclist. Storey rides as a sighted pilot for blind or partially sighted athletes in tandem track cycling events. He has competed at two Paralympic Games winning two gold medals....
, once again broke the World Record at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, in a time of 1:10.381, but despite this, failed to gain a podium position.
The pair represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, winning gold in the Kilo (B&VI 1–3)
Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)
The Women's 1km time trial at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 7 September at the Laoshan Velodrome.The world record was broken during the event, by Aileen McGlynn and her pilot, Ellen Hunter...
, setting a new world record time of 52.124 seconds in the process, and in the individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3).
Already a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), McGlynn was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.
Palmarès
2004- 1st Women's Tandem Kilo (B 1-3), 2004 Summer ParalympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer ParalympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni.-Classifications and events:...
- 2nd Women's Tandem Sprint (B 1-3), 2004 Summer ParalympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer ParalympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni.-Classifications and events:...
- 2nd Disability Omnium, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
2005
- 1st Tandem Kilo, VISA Paralympic World Cup
- 1st Tandem Sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup
- 1st Tandem Kilo, European Championships
- 1st Tandem Kilo, European Open Championships
- 1st Disability Omnium, British National Track ChampionshipsBritish National Track ChampionshipsThe British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...
2006
- 1st Tandem sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (B/VI female)
2007
- 1st Tandem sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (B/VI female)
2008
- 1st Kilo (B&VI 1–3)Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)The Women's 1km time trial at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 7 September at the Laoshan Velodrome.The world record was broken during the event, by Aileen McGlynn and her pilot, Ellen Hunter...
, 2008 Summer Paralympics2008 Summer ParalympicsThe 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao.... - 1st Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3), 2008 Summer Paralympics2008 Summer ParalympicsThe 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....