Felicity Abram (born 16 August 1986 in

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) Australian professional triathlete.

Early life and education

Felicity Abram , or more often known as Flick , was born on 16 August 1986 in

, to Louisa and Bill Abram. She spent her early years outside on the family's 20,000-acre estate in

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. Later on, she moved to Brisbane to attend

Brisbane Girls Grammar School , motto_translation = Nothing without labour , address = Gregory Terrace , city = Spring Hill , state = Queensland , postcode = 4000 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent secondary d ...

, where she completed most of her schooling , before finishing at

St Peters Lutheran College , motto_translation = ''Further beyond'' , established = , authority = Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority , schooltype = Private school , gender = Co-educati ...

under athletic scholarship in 2003. She was an

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scholarship holder.Australian Institute of Sport Triathlon Achievements

Career

In 2003 , at her very first ITU triathlon debut, Felicity Abram won the Gold medal at the World Junior Championships ahead of

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and

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in Queenstown , NZ ''.''. 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

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, 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 ''.''. 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 .

ITU competitions

Felicity started in a total 52

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races including 12 podiums and 5 wins . The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ''Athlete's Profile Page.''Felicity Abram
, archive.triathlon.org, Retrieved 6 February 2011. Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the ''Elite'' category. BG = the sponsor ''British Gas'' ·

References

External links

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Triathlon Australia Association
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abram, Felicity Australian female triathletes Living people 1986 births Sportswomen from Queensland Sportspeople from Brisbane Triathletes at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia People educated at Brisbane Girls Grammar School People educated at St Peters Lutheran College