Andrew Lewis (triathlete)
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| Full name | Andrew Lewis | ||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||
| Disability | Amputee | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PT2 | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| World finals | World Championships 2016 Gold | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrew "Andy" Lewis MBE (born 24 January 1983)[1] is a British paratriathlete. Lewis won gold in the men's PT2 paratriathlon at the 2016 Paralympics.[2] He also won Gold in the Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam in 2016 & European Championships.
Background
Lewis joined the army in 1999, training with the Parachute Regiment. He also competed locally as a cross-country runner.[3] At the age of 16 he was involved in a motorcycle accident, which eventually resulted in a through the knee amputation in his right leg when he was 22.[1]
Career
Lewis took up paratriathlon in 2013 and began competing in 2014. In 2016 he won gold at the European Championships and the ITU Para-Triathlon World Championships.[1]
Lewis won gold in the PT2 category at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, the first Paralympics to include triathlon events.[2] Lewis won in 1 hour 11 minutes and 49 seconds, with a 41-second winning margin.[4]
Personal life
Lewis lives in Whitecroft Lydney, Gloucestershire[5] with his wife and two children.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Andy Lewis". Paralympics GB. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Rio Paralympics 2016: Andy Lewis wins PT2 Para-triathlon gold". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (10 September 2016). "GB's Andy Lewis makes Paralympic history with first triathlon gold". The Observer. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ McGeehan, Matt (10 September 2016). "Rio 2016 Paralympics: Andy Lewis wins triathlon gold and takes Great Britain's medal tally to 29". Evening Standard. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Andy Lewis". British Triathlon. Retrieved 10 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Paralympic dream for inspirational Andy Lewis". Gloucestershire Live. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- British male triathletes
- Paratriathletes of Great Britain
- Paralympic medalists in paratriathlon
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Paratriathletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- People from Lydney
- Members of the Order of the British Empire