Rhiannon Henry (born 20 May 1987) is a

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, paracyclist and

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 ...

who has competed in the

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on three occasions winning two medals in swimming events. She also won World and European Championship medals as a swimmer. However, after coming away from the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

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without a medal, she switched to paracyling and joined the British Cycling Paralympic Academy programme, competing as a visually-impaired rider as part of a tandem pairing. She made her debut alongside Fiona Duncan at the 2013 Tandem Tour of Belgium, finishing sixth and helping teammates Lora Turnham and Corinne Hall to victory. Henry represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, 2014 where she rode with pilot

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. She teamed up with Lauryn Therin at the

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, where they finished second in the blind and visually impaired para-cycling pursuit. Henry switched to triathlon in late 2014 and began training with the Great Britain Paratriathlon squad. She won her first ever race at the World Paratriathlon Event in East London, South Africa where she was piloted b
Nicole Walters

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Rhiannon 1987 births Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games British female backstroke swimmers British female butterfly swimmers British female medley swimmers Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain S13-classified para swimmers Sportspeople from Bridgend Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Welsh female cyclists Welsh female freestyle swimmers Welsh female swimmers