Felicity Abram

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Felicity Abram
Felicity Abram at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010
Personal information
Nickname(s)Fliss, Flick, Flicka[1]
Born (1986-08-16) 16 August 1986 (age 37)
Brisbane, Queensland
OccupationFranchisee - Studio Pilates International
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryAustralia
Turned pro2003
Coached byShaun Stephens . Brett Sutton[1]
Retired2016
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1
Personal bestWorld Championships Podiums
Felicity Abram placing 15th at the triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010.

Felicity Abram (born 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) Australian professional triathlete.

Early life and education[edit]

Felicity Abram , or more often known as Flick , was born on 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, to Louisa and Bill Abram.[2] She spent her early years outside on the family's 20,000-acre estate in Central Queensland.[1]

Later on, she moved to Brisbane to attend Brisbane Girls Grammar School, where she completed most of her schooling , before finishing at St Peters Lutheran College under athletic scholarship in 2003. [2][1]

She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[3]

Career[edit]

In 2003 , at her very first ITU triathlon debut, Felicity Abram won the Gold medal at the World Junior Championships ahead of Vanessa Fernandes and Maxine Seear in Queenstown , NZ ..[4] 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 Commonwealth Games , 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 ..[4] 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 . [2][1]

ITU competitions[edit]

Felicity started in a total 52 International Triathlon Union races including 12 podiums and 5 wins . The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[4] Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
  2003-12-06   World Championships (Junior) Queenstown 1
  2004-02-21   OCA Oceania Championships Devonport 4
  2005-01-30   OTU Oceania Championships (U23) Sydney 1
  2005-04-16   World Cup Honolulu 8
  2005-05-01   World Cup Mooloolaba 6
  2005-08-06   World Cup Hamburg 11
  2005-09-10   World Championships Gamagori 6
  2006-03-18   Commonwealth Games Triathlon Melbourne 14
  2006-07-23   BG World Cup Corner Brook 8
  2006-08-20   European Cup Geneva 1
  2006-09-02   World Championships Lausanne 3
  2007-03-04   OTU Oceania Championships Geelong 6
  2007-03-25   BG World Cup Mooloolaba 23
  2007-06-17   BG World Cup Des Moines 11
  2007-09-15   BG World Cup Beijing 10
  2008-03-01   Oceania Cup Gold Coast 2
  2008-03-30   BG World Cup Mooloolaba 12
  2008-04-06   BG World Cup New Plymouth 3
  2008-05-04   BG World Cup Richards Bay 2
  2008-05-25   BG World Cup Madrid 21
  2008-06-05   BG World Championships Vancouver 6
  2008-06-22   World Cup Hy-Vee 14
  2008-07-05   BG World Cup Hamburg 2
  2008-07-13   BG World Cup Tiszaújváros 2
  2008-09-27   BG World Cup Lorient 11
  2009-03-29   World Cup Mooloolaba 5
  2010-04-11   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney 11
  2010-05-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Seoul 27
  2010-07-17   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 10
  2010-07-24   Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 23
  2010-08-15   Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 15
  2010-08-21   World Championships (Sprint) Lausanne 5
  2010-09-08   Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest 26
2011-04-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney 15
2011-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 16
2011-08-07 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 22
2011-08-20 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Laussane 10
2011-09-13 Dextro Energy World CHampionship Series, Grand Final Beijing 13
2012-10-20 Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland 18
2013-03-09 ITU Oceania Championship Wellington 1
2013-04-06 ITU World Triathlon Championship Auckland 3
2013-04-19 ITU World Triathlon Championship San Diego 15
2013-06-01 ITU World Triathlon Championship Madrid 5

BG = the sponsor British Gas ·

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hi. I'm Felicity Abram". Felicity Abram's official website. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Australian Team Media Guide - Barfoot and Thompson World Triathlon - Auckland 14-22 October 2012" (PDF). Triathlon Australia. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ^ Australian Institute of Sport Triathlon Achievements Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b c Felicity Abram Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, archive.triathlon.org, Retrieved 6 February 2011.

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