SHAW Keely

Date of Birth: 18 Jul 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Sport Class: C4

Place of residence : SASKATOON, SK

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Road	Women's C4-5 Road Race	LAP
	Women's C4 Time Trial	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's C4 Time Trial	Finished
	Fuji International Speedway	Women's C4-5 Road Race	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING ROAD

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Road World Championships
4	C4 Time Trial	2019	Emmen, NED
4	C4 Time Trial	2018	Maniago, ITA
7	Women's C4 - Road Race	2019	Emmen, NED
8	Women's C4 - Road Race	2018	Maniago, ITA
Track World Championships
DNF	Women's C4 - Scratch Race	2020	Milton, ON, CAN

CYCLING TRACK

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Track World Championships
2	C4 3000m Individual Pursuit	2019	Apeldoorn, NED
4	C4 3000m Individual Pursuit	2020	Milton, ON, CAN
5	C4 3000m Individual Pursuit	2018	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

Occupation:

Exercise Science, Human Movement Studies - Dalhousie University, Canada

Languages spoken:

Sebastien Travers [national]

2018 for Canada (thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020)

She began Para cycling in 2016. (torontoobserver.ca, 10 Apr 2020; thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020)

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)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020)

During the northern hemisphere summer she does road training for between 10 and 20 hours a week in Saskatchewan, Canada. She travels to Milton, ON, Canada, for track sessions. During the northern hemisphere winter she uses a stationary indoor training bike and does weight training in her basement. (thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020; kinesiology.usask.ca, 21 May 2019)

"The night before a race I have to plan the next 24 hours down to the minute. I do passive and active stretching, and a specific warm-up on my bike. I have an energy drink 45 minutes before I race, and I take my caffeinated gel 15 minutes before." (Canadian Cycling Magazine, 15 May 2019)

She was named Female Athlete of the Year for 2019 by Sask Sport in Saskatchewan, Canada. (thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020; estevanmercury.ca, 26 Feb 2020)

General Interest

Classification
C4 (UCI, 15 Mar 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020 )

Impairment Details
In 2009 she fell off a horse and suffered a brain injury, resulting in paralysis of the left side of her body. Following rehabilitation she regained approximately 60% function in her upper body, and 65% in her lower body. (thestarphoenix.com, 03 Apr 2020; Canadian Cycling Magazine, 15 May 2019)

General
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. She has also qualified as an exercise physiologist through the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology. (LinkedIn profile, 24 Aug 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
She has served as an ambassador for the Royal Bank of Canada [RBC]. (LinkedIn profile, 24 Aug 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
LAP:: LAP.

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