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Aileen McGlynn

Aileen McGlynn
Aileen McGlynn at the Olympic Victory Parade.JPG
McGlynn at the Olympic Victory Parade
Personal information
Full name Aileen McGlynn
Born (1973-06-22) 22 June 1973 (age 43)
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline Tandem
Role Stoker
Rider type Sprint
Amateur team(s)
1991–? Glenmarnock Wheelers
? Johnstone Wheelers
?–2004 Royal Albert Cycling Club
Professional team(s)
2013 Team Scotland
2004–2013 Great Britain Paracycling Team

Aileen McGlynn OBE (born 22 June 1973) is a Scottish paralympic tandem cyclist, tandem piloted until 2009 by Ellen Hunter piloted by Helen Scott until 2012 and currently piloted by Louise Haston.

Born in Paisley and grew up in Glasgow, McGlynn was partially sighted at birth, she joined the Glenmarnock Wheelers cycling club at the age of 18 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. However, when the club worked it out they were very supportive. She is also a patron of an organisation called 'Crank It Up' who aim to provide cycling for people of all abilities.

Before McGlynn became a full-time athlete, she was a trainee actuary with a degree in mathematics, statistics and management science from the University of Strathclyde.

McGlynn and Hunter broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004.

At the 2006 IPC Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland, the pair won gold in the Tamdem Kilo (VI), setting a world record of 1:10.795 in the process and winning a Rainbow Jersey, they ranked 17th among 33 male competitors.

McGlynn and Hunter, coached by Barney Storey, once again broke the World Record at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, in a time of 1:10.381, but despite this, failed to gain a podium position.

The pair represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning gold in the Kilo (B&VI 1–3), setting a new world record time of 1:09.066 in the process, and in the individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3).


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