Shawn Cheshire

Shawn Cheshire
Cheshire at 2014 Invictus Games
Personal information
BornSeptember 16, 1975 (1975-09-16) (age 49)[1]
Harlingen, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Team information
DisciplinePara-cycling: Road bicycle racing (Tandem), Track cycling (tandem)
RoleStoker
Rider typePara-cyclist
Medal record
Women's cycling
Representing  United States
UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Road (tandem with Jennifer Triplett[2]
U.S. Para-Cycling National Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Road (tandem with Mackenzie Woodring[3]
Gold medal – first place 2014 TT (tandem with Mackenzie Woodring[3]

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 joined the United States Army in 1994 serving eight years in the as a helicopter armament specialist before transitioning in 2001 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

Paralympic Games

2016 Summer Paralympics (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

9th Women's Tandem Road Race. Shawn Cheshire (stoker), Mackenzie Woodring (pilot)[9]

UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships

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)

UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships

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

U.S. Army Spc. Shawn Cheshire, veteran, competes in indoor rowing at the 2014 Invictus Games

2014 (Inaugural) Invictus Games (London, UK)

2nd, Women's Rowing (Sprint -IR5)[18][19]

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)

References

  1. ^ "Team USA: Shawn Cheshire". Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "CANADIAN WOMEN TANDEM RACES TO PODIUM PERFORMANCE IN SPAIN". cyclingcanada.ca. Spain. June 15, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Local athlete competing in Rio for 2016 Paralympic Games". mlive.com. September 2, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Patterson, Courtney (February 9, 2016). "USABA Tandems Sprint to the Podium at Track Cycling Open". usaba.com. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Holst, Jan (September 2, 2016). "Local athlete competing in Rio for 2016 Paralympic Games". mlive.com. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Jill Walsh, disabled Jamesville cyclist, wins 2 medals for U.S. in world championships". syracuse.com. USA. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  12. ^ Eskind, Amy (November 7, 2014). "Sheer Ambition – Going for Gold in Blind Tandem Cycling". HuffPost. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  13. ^ a b "Individual Pursuit – Los Angeles – 05 Mar 2017". uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "Berenyi and Whitmore headline American team for Para-cycling Track World Championship". Inside The Games. Italy. February 10, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  15. ^ a b "UCI Para-Cycling Results". uci.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  16. ^ a b "OFFICIAL RESULTS BOOK SEGOVIA SPAIN 2013" (PDF). rsstiming.com. Union Cycliste Internationale. June 16, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Invictus Games Results". invictusgames.org. Invictus Games 2014. 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  19. ^ "American wounded warriors compete in London's "Invictus Games"". CBS News. September 8, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  20. ^ "Four new athletes medal on final day of Nordic World Cup". December 18, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
  21. ^ Donaldson, Amy (January 9, 2013). "Racing to freedom: Blind biathlete Shawn Cheshire building confidence through sports". Utah, USA. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2017.