Felicity Abram placing 15th at the triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010.
Felicity Abram (born 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland) Australian professional triathlete.
Early life and education
Felicity Abram , or more often known as Flick , was born on 16 August 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, to Louisa and Bill Abram.[2] She spent her early years outside on the family's 20,000-acre estate in Central Queensland.[1]
In 2003 , at her very first ITU triathlon debut, Felicity Abram won the Gold medal at the World Junior Championships ahead of Vanessa Fernandes and Maxine Seear in Queenstown , NZ ..[4] In 2005, at the young age of 18, she was admitted to the Australian National Elite Team and placed a creditable 6th at her first Elite World Championship . Under the coaching of Australian Shaun Stephens , 2006 marked a highlight in her career with a Bronze medal at the World Championship in Lausanne . In 2006 Felicity also got selected for Australia in the Commonwealth Games , Melbourne . In 2008 she was the Number 1 in the ITU World rankings, still the Australian Triathlon federation did not appoint her as a member of the Olympic Team for Beijing. Throughout her career she was selected to represent Australia in 8 Elite World Championships ..[4] Other highlights through her career include multiple Noosa Triathlon podiums & multiple FFTRI podiums under French Tri Team TCG Parthenay . In later half of 2013 she sustained an injury that would never see her return to ITU racing . She formally retired in 2016 , however she does take part in charity events . [2][1]
ITU competitions
Felicity started in a total 52 International Triathlon Union races including 12 podiums and 5 wins . The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[4] Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.