Jane Egan is a British

paratriathlete Para triathlon is a variant of the triathlon for athletes with a physical disability. The sport is governed by World Triathlon (TRI) (formerly known as ITU), and was first held as a Paralympics, Paralympic event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio ...

. She competes using a

handcycle A handcycle is a type of human-powered land vehicle powered by the arms rather than the legs, as on a bicycle. Most handcycles are tricycle in form, with two coasting rear wheels and one steerable powered front wheel. Despite usually having th ...

and a racing wheelchair. She was 2010, 2011 and 2013 World Champion and 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 2013 European Champion in her classification.

Early life

Egan was born on 25 August 1970. She comes from

Kilbarchan Kilbarchan ( gd, Cill Bhearchain) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry. History ...

, near Glasgow.

Sport

In 2007 Egan underwent surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon, causing

complex regional pain syndrome Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is any of several painful conditions that are characterized by a continuing (spontaneous and/or evoked) regional pain that is seemingly disproportionate in time or degree to the usual course of any known trau ...

http://www.jim-smith.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/220-article-part-1.pdf among other conditions, due to nerve trauma. As a result, she had to give up her career as a lawyer, and needs to use a wheelchair. Before her disability Egan took part in able-bodied sport. She started to take part in triathlon in 2009 and in 2010 was invited to be classified by the

British Triathlon Federation The British Triathlon Federation (formerly the British Triathlon Association) is the national governing body for triathlon, duathlon and associated multisport in Great Britain. It administers triathlon in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel I ...

. She is classified as a Tri1 paratriathlete. In 2010, she came first in both the

International Triathlon Union World Triathlon, previously known as the International Triathlon Union (ITU), is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations. World Triathlon hosts the top ...

World and European championships. She then retained those titles in 2011. In 2013, she won her third World and 4th European title. Egan was aiming to participate in the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

. However, she will not compete as women's triathlon will not be held in her classification.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Egan, Jane 1970 births Living people Paratriathletes of Great Britain British female triathletes People from Renfrewshire