Tag: Lauren Parker
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PARKER EYES FURTHER IMPROVEMENT AFTER WORLD SERIES SILVER
She’s lined up in just three para-triathlons, but the Hunter’s Lauren Parker has already cemented her status as one of the best in the world. And in a warning to her rivals – she believes she’ll only get better.
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LAUREN PARKER CLAIMS SILVER IN WORLD SERIES EVENT IN JAPAN
Aussie paratriathlete Lauren Parker has proved she’ll be a genuine gold medal chance, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, after claiming silver at her first big race outside Australia, the World Series event in Japan. A month after finishing third at the Commonwealth Games, Parker put the pressure on the international field, emerging first from the…
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INSPIRATIONAL HUNTER ATHLETE LAUREN PARKER CLAIMS COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDAL
We already knew para tri-athlete Lauren Parker was as brave as they come – today, she showed it to the world.
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NBN NEWS SITS DOWN WITH PARA-ATHLETE LAUREN PARKER
The word ‘inspirational’ gets thrown around a bit, but in the case of Lauren Parker, it doesn’t go far enough. Kate Haberfield caught up with the Novocastrian today, who’s made the Commonwealth Games just 10 months after an horrific training accident.
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LAUREN PARKER SELECTED FOR GOLD COAST COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Commonwealth Games selectors have named Australia’s inaugural para-triathlon team. The Hunter’s Lauren Parker was one of six athletes selected, remarkably less than a year after suffering the injury that left her in a wheelchair.
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PARKER PUTS HERSELF IN POSITION FOR COMM GAMES CALL-UP
An incredible effort by Hunter paratriathlete Lauren Parker today. After a training accident confined her to a wheelchair last April, Parker has all but confirmed a spot on the Australian Commonwealth Games Team. Parker finished second behind Gold Coast’s Sarah Tait at today’s race at the Paratriathlon OTU Continental Championships in St Kilda. The event…
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LAUREN PARKER STILL HAS BIG SPORTING DREAMS
Nine months ago, the life of triathlete Lauren Parker was turned upside down. Told she may never walk again after a freak training accident – that hasn’t stopped or even slowed her sporting dreams. This weekend, she’ll be racing for a place on one of sport’s biggest stages.
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LAUREN PARKER READY TO RACE FOR COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Nine months ago, the life of triathlete Lauren Parker was turned upside down. Told she may never walk again after a freak training accident – that hasn’t stopped or even slowed her sporting dreams. This weekend she’ll be racing for a place on one of sport’s biggest stages.
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ATHLETE EYES OFF COMMONWEALTH GAMES JUST MONTHS AFTER DEVASTATING INJURY
As far as inspiring athletes go, they really don’t come any better, or tougher, than Lauren Parker. The 28-year-old elite triathlete was horrifically injured during a training ride near Raymond Terrace in April. Just eight months on, she has her eyes set on the Commonwealth Games.