Shawn Cheshire
![]() Cheshire at 2014 Invictus Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | September 16, 1975[1] Harlingen, Texas, U.S. | (age 48)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 lb (59 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Discipline | Para-cycling: Road bicycle racing (Tandem), Track cycling (tandem) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Stoker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider type | Para-cyclist | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shawn Cheshire (born September 16, 1975 in Harlingen, Texas) is an American para-athlete and United States Army military veteran. Cheshire has competed at the National (United States) and International levels in multiple para-sports, including adaptive rowing, adaptive biathlon, tandem road para-cycling, and tandem track para-cycling.
Biography
Born in Harlingen (Texas, USA) in 1975, Cheshire served eight years in the United States Army as a helicopter armament specialist before transitioning to civilian career as an Emergency medical technician.[4] Cheshire was blinded as the result of a 2009 traumatic brain injury that occurred while she was working as a paramedic in the back of an ambulance.[4][5] Cheshire began tandem cycling in 2012, and was identified as an emerging talent at a 2012 United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) training camp.[6] She first competed internationally in 2013, at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[4] Cheshire, with tandem partner Mackenzie Woodring, were selected to represent Team USA in the Women's Tandem Time Trial and Women's Road Race events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7][8]
Major Results - Para-Cycling
2016 Summer Paralympics (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- 9th Women's Tandem Road Race. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Mackenzie Woodring (pilot)[9]
2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa)[10]
- 6th, Women's Tandem Road Race. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Tela Crane (pilot)
- 6th, Women's Tandem Time Trial. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Tela Crane (pilot)
2014 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships (Greenville, SC, USA)[11][12]
- 10th, Women's Tandem Road Race. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Mackenzie Woodring (pilot)
- 7th, Women's Tandem Time Trial. Shawn Chesire (stoker), Mackenzie Woodring (pilot)
2017 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
- 5th, Women's Tandem Individual Pursuit. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Robin Farina (pilot)[13]
- 11th, Women's Tandem 1 km Time Trial. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Robin Farina (pilot)[13]
2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships (Montichiarai, Italy)
- 11th, Women's Tandem 1km Time Trial. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Mackenzie Woodring (pilot)[14][15]
- 7th, Women's Tandem Individual Pursuit. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Mackenzie Woodring (pilot)[15]
UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup Events
2013 UCI Road World Cup - Segovia, Spain
- 3rd, Women's Tandem Road Race. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Jennifer Triplett (pilot)[2][16]
- 8th, Women's B Tandem Time Trial. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Jennifer Triplett (pilot)[16]
2013 UCI Road World Cup - Quebec, Canada
- 5th, Women's Tandem Road Race. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Jennifer Triplett (pilot)[17]
United States Para-Cycling National Championships
2014 USA Cycling Para-cycling Road National Championships - Madison, WI, USA
- 1st, Women's Tandem Time Trial. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Mackenzie Woodring (pilot)[3]
- 1st, Women's Tandem Road Race. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Mackenzie Woodring (pilot)
Major Results - Other Para-Sports
Invictus Games - Indoor Rowing
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Invictus_Games_2014_140913-F-RN544-224.jpg/220px-Invictus_Games_2014_140913-F-RN544-224.jpg)
2014 (Inaugural) Invictus Games (London, UK)
International Paralympic Committee - Nordic Skiing
2013 International Paralympic Committee Nordic Skiing World Cup (Canmore, Alberta, Canada)
- 5th, Women's IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup[20]
U.S. Cross Country Adaptive Championships - Biathlon
2013 U.S. Cross Country Adaptive Championships Soldier Hollow (Utah, USA)
- Biathlon[21]
References
- ^ "Team USA: Shawn Cheshire". Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "CANADIAN WOMEN TANDEM RACES TO PODIUM PERFORMANCE IN SPAIN". cyclingcanada.ca. Spain. June 15, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c Hale, Laura (July 8, 2014). "Lance Footer, Clark Rachfal, Shawn Cheshire score victories at USA Cycling Para-cycling Road National Championships". Parasport News. USA. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c Doran, Elizabeth (October 13, 2014). "CNY woman, blinded by accident, trains for 2016 Paralympics: "I stare fear in the face"". Syracuse.com. New York (state). Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ "Local athlete competing in Rio for 2016 Paralympic Games". mlive.com. September 2, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ Patterson, Courtney (February 9, 2016). "USABA Tandems Sprint to the Podium at Track Cycling Open". usaba.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ Holst, Jan (September 2, 2016). "Local athlete competing in Rio for 2016 Paralympic Games". mlive.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Tammaro, Brianna (June 29, 2016). "2016 U.S. Paralympics Cycling Time Trial Preview". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Kiger, Nick (September 17, 2016). "U.S. Cycling Team Wraps Up Rio Paralympics With 18 Medals". Team USA (U.S. Paralympics). Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ Truby, Olivia (September 3, 2017). "U.S. Paralympics Cycling Wins 11 Medals At Road World Championships". Team USA. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ "Jill Walsh, disabled Jamesville cyclist, wins 2 medals for U.S. in world championships". syracuse.com. USA. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ Eskind, Amy (November 7, 2014). "Sheer Ambition - Going for Gold in Blind Tandem Cycling". HuffPost. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "Individual Pursuit - Los Angeles - 05 Mar 2017". uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ "Berenyi and Whitmore headline American team for Para-cycling Track World Championship". Inside The Games. Italy. February 10, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "UCI Para-Cycling Results". uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
- ^ a b "OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOK SEGOVIA SPAIN 2013" (PDF). rsstiming.com. Union Cycliste Internationale. June 16, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "August 23/13 17:54 pm - Para World Cup Matane: Day 2 results, 4 medals for Canada". Canadian Cyclist. Quebec, Canada. August 23, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Invictus Games Results". invictusgames.org. Invictus Games 2014. 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ "American wounded warriors compete in London's "Invictus Games"". CBS News. September 8, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
- ^ "Four new athletes medal on final day of Nordic World Cup". December 18, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
- ^ Donaldson, Amy (January 9, 2013). "Racing to freedom: Blind biathlete Shawn Cheshire building confidence through sports". Utah, USA. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Shawn Cheshire at TeamUSA.org at the Wayback Machine (archived September 13, 2016)
- UCI Para-Cycling website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 13, 2016)