Lauren Steadman (born 18 December 1992) is a British

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athlete who has competed in four

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, in both swimming and the

paratriathlon Para triathlon is a variant of the triathlon for athletes with a physical disability. The sport is governed by World Triathlon (TRI) (formerly known as ITU), and was first held as a Paralympic event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, ...

. She competed at both the

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in Beijing and the

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in London as a swimmer, before switching to the paratriathlon for the 2016 Games in Rio where she won a silver medal in the Women's PT4. She won the gold medal in the Women's PTS5 at the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

Life and career

Steadman was born in Peterborough in 1992. She has won medals in

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and in

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at the

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European Championships. Her uncle was a triathlete and he suggested she try it.Lauren Steadman
, Triathlon.org, Retrieved 12 September 2016 Steadman was educated at Great Gidding Primary School, then privately at the independent

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school in Tavistock, Devon, and completed a BSc (Hons) Psychology degree, followed by a master's degree in Business and Management at the

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. On 20 August 2018 it was announced that Steadman would be a contestant on series 16 of the BBC's ''

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'', partnered with AJ Pritchard. She made it to the Semi Final but was eliminated against Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev in the dance-off. She went on to perform in the live version of the show. Steadman completed and was one of two finalists in series 2 of '' Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins''.

Paratriathlon career

In 2013 and 2014 Steadman won medals at the European Championships Paratriathlon. In 2014, she won the London World Series Paratriathlon, gained a degree in Psychology and became the World Champion Paratriathlete in Edmonton, Canada. Paratriathlon became an

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sport at the

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in Rio de Janeiro. Steadman took the Silver medal behind

Grace Norman Grace Norman (born March 9, 1998) is an American Parathlete. She was the 2016 Paralympics gold medalist in the Women's individual PT4 Paratriathlon. She also won the silver medal in the women's PTS5 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The ...

of the US. Competing in the Women's PTS5 classification at the

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in Tokyo, Steadman overtook Grace Norman early in the cycling leg and maintained her lead through the run to take the gold medal by 41 seconds. Steadman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the

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for services to triathlon.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Steadman, Lauren 1992 births Living people British female swimmers British female triathletes Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in paratriathlon Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Paralympic swimmers of Great Britain Paratriathletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paratriathletes at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paratriathletes of Great Britain People educated at Mount Kelly School People from Huntingdon S9-classified Paralympic swimmers Sportspeople from Peterborough Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Alumni of the University of Portsmouth Members of the Order of the British Empire Television presenters with disabilities British female freestyle swimmers 21st-century British women

Life and career

Paratriathlon career

See also

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