Biography
Started: She began Para cycling in 2016. (torontoobserver.ca, 10 Apr 2020; thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020)
Reason: She played ice hockey before her accident. Canadian wheelchair basketball player Erica Gavel contacted her after hearing her story, and suggested she take up Para sport. Shaw then got in touch with the Canadian Paralympic Committee, who invited her to a national training camp. "I was saying, 'Hey. I like cycling, and I have a brain injury. What do I do?' I think it was my background in hockey that allowed me to become a strong cyclist, because I built the leg strength and power." (thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020; kinesiology.usask.ca, 21 May 2019; Canadian Cycling Magazine, 15 May 2019)
Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (news.usask.ca, 29 Jul 2024)
Awards: She was named Female Athlete of the Year for 2019 and 2021 by Saskatchewan Sport in Canada. (saskcycling.ca, 28 Jan 2022)
Additional Info: FURTHER EDUCATION
She studied kinesiology and exercise science at Dalhousie University in Canada for a year before transferring to complete her bachelor's degree at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. She then completed a master's degree in kinesiology and exercise science at the University of Saskatchewan, and has studied for a PhD in the same subject. In 2024 she took up a postdoctoral associate position at the University of Calgary in Canada. She has also qualified as an exercise physiologist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. (news.usask.ca, 29 Jul 2024; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2024)
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Personal Details
GenderFemale
Birth DateJuly 18, 1994
Place of ResidenceSASKATOON, SK
OccupationAthlete, Coach, Public Speaker, Researcher
EducationExercise Science, Human Movement Studies - Dalhousie University, Canada
Languages SpokenEnglish
CoachSebastien Travers [national]
Highlights
PARA CYCLING
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 4 | C4 Individual Time Trial | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| 13 | C4-5 Road Race | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| Road World Championships | ||||
| 3 | C4 Individual Time Trial | 2023 | Glasgow, GBR | |
| 3 | Women's C4 - Road Race | 2022 | Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN | |
| 3 | C4 Individual Time Trial | 2022 | Baie-Comeau, QC, CAN | |
| 4 | C4 Individual Time Trial | 2019 | Emmen, NED | |
| 4 | C4 Individual Time Trial | 2018 | Maniago, ITA | |
| 7 | Women's C4 - Road Race | 2019 | Emmen, NED | |
| 8 | Women's C4 - Road Race | 2018 | Maniago, ITA | |
| 9 | Women's C4 - Road Race | 2023 | Glasgow, GBR | |
| UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships | ||||
| 10 | Women's C4 - Omnium | 2024 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| DNF | Women's C4 - Scratch Race | 2024 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| DNF | Women's C4 - Scratch Race | 2020 | Milton, ON, CAN | |
| ParaPan American Games | ||||
| 4 | Women's C1-5 - Time Trial | 2023 | Santiago, CHI | |
| 5 | C4-5 Road Race | 2023 | Santiago, CHI | |
| 7 | Women's C1-5 - 500m Time Trial | 2023 | Santiago, CHI | |
PARA CYCLING - TRACK
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 3 | C4 3000m Individual Pursuit | 2020 | Tokyo, JPN | |
| ParaPan American Games | ||||
| 2 | Women's C4-5 - 3km Pursuit | 2023 | Santiago, CHI | |
| UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships | ||||
| 2 | C4 3000m Individual Pursuit | 2023 | Glasgow, GBR | |
| 2 | C4 3000m Individual Pursuit | 2019 | Apeldoorn, NED | |
| 3 | C4 3000m Individual Pursuit | 2024 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 4 | C4 3000m Individual Pursuit | 2020 | Milton, ON, CAN | |
| 5 | C4 3000m Individual Pursuit | 2018 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 9 | Women's C4 - 500m Time Trial | 2024 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 10 | Women's C4 - 500m Time Trial | 2018 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | |
| 12 | Women's C4 - 500m Time Trial | 2020 | Milton, ON, CAN | |
| 12 | Women's C4 - 500m Time Trial | 2019 | Apeldoorn, NED | |
