Jane Egan

Jane Egan

Personal information
Born	(1970-08-25) August 25, 1970 (age 46)
Sport
Sport	Paratriathlon
Disability class	PT1
Medal record Paratriathlon Representing  United Kingdom ITU Triathlon World Championships 2010 Budapest Women's TRI-1 2011 Beijing Women's TRI-1 2012 Auckland Women's TRI-1 2013 London Women's TRI-1 ITU Aquathlon World Championships 2012 Auckland Women's TRI-1 ETU Triathlon European Championships 2010 Athlone Women's TRI-1 2011 Pontevedra Women's TRI-1 2012 Eilat Women's TRI-1 2013 Alanya Women's TRI-1
Updated on 20 April 2014.

Jane Egan is a British paratriathlete. She competes using a handcycle and a racing wheelchair. She was 2010, 2011 and 2013 World Champion and 2010, 2011 and 2012 and 2013 European Champion in her classification.

Egan was born on 25 August 1970. She comes from Kilbarchan, near Glasgow.

In 2007 Egan underwent surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon, causing complex regional pain syndrome among other conditions, due to nerve trauma. As a result, she had to give up her career as a lawyer, and needs to use a wheelchair.

Before her disability Egan took part in able-bodied sport. She started to take part in triathlon in 2009 and in 2010 was invited to be classified by the British Triathlon Federation. She is classified as a Tri1 paratriathlete.

In 2010 she came first in both the International Triathlon Union World and European championships. She then retained those titles in 2011. In 2013, she won her third World and 4th European title.

Egan was aiming to participate in the 2016 Summer Paralympics. However, she will not compete as women's triathlon will not be held in her classification.

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