Charlotte McShane

Charlotte McShane (born 14 August 1990 in Wick, Scotland) is a Scottish born Australian professional triathlete and the 2013 U23 ITU World Triathlon Champion as well as the 2008 Xterra U20 World Champion.

Charlotte McShane placing 25th at the Grand Prix opening in Dunkirk, 2013.
Charlotte McShane with Mariya Shorets in Tour, 2011.

McShane grew up in Helensburgh, Scotland, and in 2005 moved to a place near Bairnsdale, Victoria. Now she lives in Wollongong, New South Wales or Vitoria - Gasteiz, Spain and her coach is the NSWIS Head Coach Jamie Turner.

Sports career

In 2001, Charlotte McShane watched her father Frank at Kona and from then on she knew triathlon would be her passion.[1] She was a student at Glasgow School of Sport and in Scotland she won several national junior titles. In November 2005, her family moved to Australia and despite her young age Charlotte McShane started competing in long distance triathlons.

In 2008, at the age of 18, Charlotte McShane became the U20 Xterra World Triathlon Champion and was 2nd Amateur Female overall (16th including pro's) (26 October 2008, Wailea Maui) and placed 4th at the Elite Female Yeppoon 70.3 Half Ironman, 4th at the Elite Female Canberra 70.3 Half Ironman, and 6th at the Elite Female Oceania Long Distance Championships in Huskisson.

In 2009, McShane still concentrated on the long distance and won the gold medals at the Elite Female Victorian Olympic Distance Triathlon Championships, at the Elite Female Murrayman South Australian Long Distance Championships, and at the Elite Female Northern Territory Long Distance Championships. She placed 3rd at the Elite Female Shepparton 70.3 Half Ironman, and 4th at the Elite Female Canberra 70.3 Half Ironman.

In 2010, McShane returned to the Olympic Distance (Elite category) and took part in several ITU races. At Geneva, she won the European Cup silver medal and at the Grand Final of the World Championship Series in Budapest she represented Australia in the U23 category, despite having crashed during the cycle and breaking her ribs.

In 2013, McShane finished 20th Overall in the ITU World Series rankings, finishing 9th in Auckland, 10th in Yokohama, 18th in Madrid and 13th in Stockholm. She then won the ITU U23 World Championships in London.

ITU competitions

In the seven years from 2006 to 2012, McShane took part in 37 ITU events and achieved 16 top ten positions. In 2013, by the month of June McShane achieved two top ten positions in the World Triathlon circuit (Yokohama, Madrid). The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page.[2] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  2006-02-19  Oceania Cup (Junior)Hobart 15
  2009-02-22  Long Distance Oceania ChampionshipsHuskisson 8
  2009-10-21  Long Distance World ChampionshipsPerth 13
  2010-03-13  Oceania Championships (U23)Wellington 7
  2010-03-27  World CupMooloolaba DNF
  2010-05-23  European CupStrathclyde 3
  2010-05-30  African CupLarache 5
  2010-06-12  Premium European CupPontevedra 20
  2010-06-27  Premium European CupBrasschaat 8
  2010-07-10  World CupHolten 26
  2010-08-08  World CupTiszaújváros 22
  2010-08-15  European CupGeneva 2
  2010-09-08  Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World ChampionshipsBudapest 25
  2010-09-25  Premium Pan American CupTuscaloosa DNF
  2010-10-10  World CupHuatulco 20
  2011-03-12  Oceania ChampionshipsWellington 5
  2011-03-26  World CupMooloolaba DNF
  2011-04-17  World CupIshigaki 15
  2011-05-08  World CupMonterrey 43
  2011-05-29  Premium European CupBrasschaat 23
  2011-07-10  World CupEdmonton 29
  2011-07-24  European CupGeneva 7
  2011-08-14  World CupTiszaújváros 27
  2011-09-24  Pan American CupBuffalo 4
  2011-10-09  Pan American CupMyrtle Beach 2
  2012-02-05  Oceania CupKinloch 17
  2012-02-12  Sprint Premium Oceania CupGeelong 10
  2012-03-10  Oceania ChampionshipsDevonport 7
  2012-03-24  World CupMooloolaba 25
  2012-04-14  World Triathlon SeriesSydney 59
  2012-06-10  Sprint European CupCremona 4
  2012-06-17  World CupBanyoles 14
  2012-07-14  World CupTiszaujvaros 4
  2012-07-22  European CupGeneva 5
  2012-08-25  World Triathlon SeriesStockholm 35
  2012-09-22  World CupTongyeong 4
  2012-10-20  World Triathlon Series, Grand Final: U23 ChampionshipAuckland 12
  2013-02-23  Sprint Oceania ChampionshipsDevonport 4
  2013-03-09  Oceania ChampionshipsWellington 5
  2013-03-16  World CupMooloolaba 7
  2013-04-06  World TriathlonAuckland 9
  2013-05-11  World TriathlonYokohama 10
  2013-06-01  World TriathlonMadrid 18

DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

Notes
  1. Koresky, Kevin (1 November 2009). "Charlotte McShane Q&A". Finishline-Multisport.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. See http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/10077/charlotte_mcshane. Retrieved 18 June2013.
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