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| Full name | Andrew James Lewis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-01-24) 24 January 1983 (age 41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paratriathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Amputee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PT2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | World Championships 2016 Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew James Lewis (born 24 January 1983) is a retired British paratriathlete. Lewis is one of Britain's most successful PT2 paratriathletes, winning gold medals at European, world and Paralympic levels.
Background
As a youngster, Lewis competed for Gloucestershire as a cross-country runner. At the age of 16 he was involved in a motorcycle accident, which eventually resulted in a through the knee amputation in his right leg when he was 22.
Career
Lewis took up paratriathlon in 2013, competing in the men's PT2 category from 2014. In August 2014 he won the British Paratriathlon National Championships. His first major title came in May 2016, when he finished in first place at the ETU Triathlon European Championships, in Lisbon. In July of the same year he took the gold medal at the Paratriathlon World Championships in Rotterdam, before also going on to take gold at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.
Lewis was awarded an MBE for services to triathlon, in the 2017 New Year Honours list.
In 2020 Lewis retired from competitive paratriathlon to launch a mental health business.
Personal life
Lewis lives in Whitecroft, in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, with his wife and two children.
References
- ^ "Andrew Lewis". World Triathlon. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- "Rio Paralympics 2016: Andy Lewis wins PT2 Para-triathlon gold". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- Steinberg, Jacob (10 September 2016). "GB's Andy Lewis makes Paralympic history with first triathlon gold". The Observer. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Andy Lewis receives MBE from HRH Prince Charles". FSDP. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- "Paralympic gold medallist Lewis retires from triathlon to launch mental health business". Inside The Games. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- "Andy Lewis". British Triathlon. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- "Paralympic dream for inspirational Andy Lewis". Gloucestershire Live. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Andy Lewis at ParalympicsGB
- Andrew Lewis at the International Paralympic Committee
- Andrew Lewis at World Triathlon
- 1983 births
- Living people
- British male triathletes
- Paralympic triathletes for Great Britain
- Paralympic medalists in paratriathlon
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Lydney
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- 21st-century British sportsmen