Carla Shibley (born September 19, 1990) is a Canadian para-cyclist. She won four medals at the 2019 Parapan Ameican Games and was named one of Canada's flag bearers for the Closing Ceremony.
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| Born | September 19, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editShibley was diagnosed with Stargardt disease at age 10, leading to her vision loss.[1]
Career
editShibley originally got into adaptive sport through running and goalball. She began para-cycling in 2015.[1]
Shibley competed in para-cycling at the 2019 Parapan Ameican Games with pilot Meghan Lemiski.They won gold medals in the women's tandem road race and women's tandem individual pursuit, a silver in the women's 1,000-metre tandem time trial, and a bronze medal in the mixed tandem time trial.She was named a Closing Ceremony flag bearer for Canada at the Games.[2]
Shibley and Lemiski won the 2021 Canada Paracycling National Championship in women's tandem.[3] They came second in the women's tandem time trial.[4] In 2023, Shibley and pilot Meghan Brown, placed tenth in the para road cycling world championships.[5] She won bronze, with Brown, in the women's tandem at the 2024 Para Cycling World Cup in Adelaide.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Parker, Brendan (2016-04-21). "Paracyclist Carla Shibley hopes to inspire other by overcoming hurdles". Global News. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Carla Shibley chosen as Canada's flag bearer for Parapan Am closing ceremony". CBC. 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ Hansen-Gillis, Lily (2021-09-12). "These are Canada's 2021 paracycling national champions". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ Hansen-Gillis, Lily (2021-09-13). "Monday roundup: Canada's new road champions, track and more". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
- ^ "Canada's Hayward finishes 5th in road race on penultimate day of Para road cycling worlds". CBC. 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Three more medals for Canadian riders at Para cycling World Cup". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 2024-01-16. Retrieved 2024-07-28.