Keely Shaw

Keely Shaw
Personal information
Born (1994-07-18) July 18, 1994 (age 30)
Midale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's track cycling
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Individual pursuit C4
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Individual pursuit C4
Track World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit C4
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit C4
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rio de Janeiro Individual pursuit C4
Road World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial C4
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race C4
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Time trial C4

Keely Shaw (born July 18, 1994) is a Canadian track cyclist. She represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit C4 event.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Shaw was born on July 18, 1994[3] to parents Carol and Greg Toles. She grew up on a farm in Midale, Saskatchewan.[4][5] At age 15 in 2009, she was involved in a horse-riding accident resulting in partial paralysis on her left side.[6] She became interested in parasport in university.[5]

Shaw graduated from University of Saskatchewan with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology in 2016.[7] She then went on to complete a master's degree at the University of Saskatchewan in the area of exercise physiology and sport nutrition with a thesis titled "The Effect of Dark Chocolate on Metabolism and Performance in Trained Cyclists at Simulated Altitude".[8][4] She continued her education with a Ph.D., also at the University of Saskatchewan in exercise physiology and sport nutrition with a special focus on sport nutrition for special populations, namely female, master's, and Paralympic athletes. Shaw defended her thesis in December 2023.[9]

Career

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Shaw began her cycling career in May 2017, competing in road race in Moose Jaw,[4] and winning her first medal at a national championship a year later.[9] She made a quick jump to the National team, earning a 5th place in the Individual pursuit in the women's C4 category at Paracycling Track World Championships in 2018 before earning her first World Championship podium in 2019 at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.[10][11] In 2021, she made her Paralympics debut, where she won a bronze medal in the Women's C4 individual time trial with a time of 3:48.342[12] She was named the Sask Sport Female Athlete of the Year Award for 2021.[6]

Shaw won two bronze medals at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, one in the women's C4 70.2-kilometre road race and one in the women's C4 time trial.[13] At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Shaw won bronze in the women's C4 individual time trial.[14] She won silver in the women's C4 individual pursuit at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships. At the 2024 Para track cycling worlds, she came third in the women's C4 individual pursuit.[15] She placed ninth in the 500m time trial.[16]

Shaw was named to compete in para-cycling for Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics,[6] competing in 500 metres C4-5 time trial and C4 pursuit. She won a bronze medal in the C4 pursuit race.

References

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  1. ^ "Keely Shaw races to Canada's first medal of Tokyo Paralympics, a cycling bronze". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. ^ "Keely Shaw earns bronze medal in her Paralympic debut". Canadian Cycling Magazine. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  3. ^ "Keely Shaw". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. ^ a b c Willberg, David (2019-10-02). "Midale's Keely Shaw a cycling star". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  5. ^ a b Mandes, Jeanelle (2023-08-21). "Small-town Saskatchewan athlete training to compete in next year's Paralympics". Global News. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  6. ^ a b c "Midale's Keely Shaw selected for Canada's 2024 Paralympic cycling team". SaskToday.ca. 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  7. ^ "USask kinesiology graduate student picked for Paralympics". USask News. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  8. ^ Shaw, K., Singh, J., Sirant, L., Neary, J. P., & Chilibeck, P. D. (2020). "Effect of Dark Chocolate Supplementation on Tissue Oxygenation, Metabolism, and Performance in Trained Cyclists at Altitude". International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 30 (6): 420–426. doi:10.1123/ijsnem.2020-0051. PMID 32916656. S2CID 221635672.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b Shewaga, James (2024-07-29). "PATH TO PARIS: USask alum Shaw ready to race in Paralympics - Green and White". USask. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  10. ^ "Shaw | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  11. ^ "Getting to Know Paracyclist Keely Shaw". Shred Girls. 2021-05-29. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  12. ^ Deibert, Dave. "Saskatoon's Keely Shaw pedals to Paralympic bronze in track cycling". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. Retrieved Aug 26, 2021.
  13. ^ "Canada's Keely Shaw claims 2nd bronze at World Para-cycling championships". CBC. 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  14. ^ "Canada's Mike Sametz, Keely Shaw earn bronze medals at Para road cycling worlds". CBC. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  15. ^ "Canada's Keely Shaw races to bronze in individual pursuit at Para track cycling worlds". CBC. 2024-03-22. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  16. ^ "Canada wins four medals at UCI Para Cycling World Championships in Rio". Canadian Paralympic Committee. 2024-03-26. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
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