Felicity Abram (born 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) Australian professional triathlete.
Early life and education Felicity Abram, or more often known as Flick, was born on 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, to Louisa and Bill Abram. She spent her early years outside on the family's 20,000-acre estate in Central Queensland.
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.
She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.Australian Institute of Sport Triathlon Achievements
Career 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 .. 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 .. 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 .
ITU competitions 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.Felicity Abram , archive.triathlon.org, Retrieved 6 February 2011. 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 262011-04-11Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesSydney152011-07-17Dextro Energy World Championship SeriesHamburg162011-08-07Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 222011-08-20Dextro Energy World Championship Series Laussane 102011-09-13Dextro Energy World CHampionship Series, Grand Final Beijing 132012-10-20Barfoot & Thompson World Triathlon Grand Final Auckland182013-03-09ITU Oceania Championship Wellington 12013-04-06ITU World Triathlon Championship Auckland32013-04-19ITU World Triathlon Championship San Diego 152013-06-01ITU World Triathlon ChampionshipMadrid5
BG = the sponsor British Gas ·
References
External links
Triathlon Australia Association