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{{Short description|Scottish paralympic tandem cyclist}}
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{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Aileen McGlynn
| name = Aileen McGlynn<br /><small>{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}}}</small>
| image = Aileen McGlynn at the Olympic Victory Parade.JPG
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| caption = McGlynn at the Olympic Victory Parade
| caption = McGlynn at the Olympic Victory Parade
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| amateuryears3 = ?–2004
| amateuryears3 = ?–2004
| amateurteam3 = Royal Albert Cycling Club
| amateurteam3 = Royal Albert Cycling Club
| amateuryears4 = 2014 -
| amateurteam4 = Team Glow
| proyears1 = 2013
| proyears1 = 2013
| proteam1 = Team Scotland
| proteam1 = Team Scotland
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{{MedalCount
|[[Paralympic Games]]|3|3|1
|World Track Championships|4|5|2
|World Road Championships|0|1|0
|European Track Championships|1|0|0
|[[Commonwealth Games]]|0|3|1
|'''Total'''|'''8'''|'''11'''|'''4'''
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{{MedalCountry| {{SCO}} }}
{{MedalCountry| {{SCO}} }}
{{MedalSport | Women's [[track cycling]] }}
{{MedalSport | Women's [[track cycling]] }}
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{{MedalSilver| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games#Para-track|Sprint (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games#Para-track|Sprint (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games#Para-track|Kilo (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games#Para-track|Kilo (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]] | [[Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tandem sprint B|Sprint (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]] | [[Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tandem 1 km time trial B|Kilo (B&VI)]]}}
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{{MedalSport | Women's [[track cycling]] }}
{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}}
{{MedalGold| [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics#Track cycling|Kilo (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's time trial#B1-3|Kilo (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics#Women.27s events 2|Kilo (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics#Women.27s events 2|Kilo (B&VI)]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics#Women.27s events 2|Individual Pursuit]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics#Women.27s events 2|Individual Pursuit]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics#Track cycling|Individual Sprint]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's sprint|Individual Sprint]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]] | [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics#Women.27s events 2|Kilo (B&Vi)]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]] | [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics#Women.27s events 2|Kilo (B&Vi)]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2020 Summer Paralympics|2020 Tokyo]] | [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's time trial B|Kilo (B)]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]] | [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics#Women.27s events 2|Individual Pursuit]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London]] | [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics#Women.27s events 2|Individual Pursuit]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|UCI Para-Cycling World Track Championships}}
{{MedalCompetition|UCI Para-Cycling World Track Championships}}
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{{MedalSilver| 2012 Los Angeles (USA) | Pursuit}}
{{MedalSilver| 2012 Los Angeles (USA) | Pursuit}}
{{MedalSilver| 2012 Los Angeles (USA) | Sprint}}
{{MedalSilver| 2012 Los Angeles (USA) | Sprint}}
{{MedalSilver| 2017 Los Angeles (USA) | Kilo}}
{{MedalBronze| 2009 England | Pursuit }}
{{MedalBronze| 2009 England | Pursuit }}
{{MedalBronze| 2017 Los Angeles (USA) | Sprint}}
{{MedalCompetition|UCI Para-Cycling European Track Championships}}
{{MedalCompetition|UCI Para-Cycling European Track Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 2005 Netherlands | Kilo }}
{{MedalGold| 2005 Netherlands | Kilo }}
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{{MedalCompetition|UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships}}
{{MedalCompetition|UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 2009 Italy | Time Trial}}
{{MedalSilver| 2009 Italy | Time Trial}}
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'''Aileen McGlynn''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 22 June 1973)<ref name="crankitup">{{cite web|url=http://www.crank-it-up.org.uk/pages/patrons/amcglynn.html |title=Patrons – Aileen McGlynn MBE |publisher=Crank It Up: Cycling for All |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121040804/http://www.crank-it-up.org.uk/pages/patrons/amcglynn.html |archivedate=21 November 2008 |df= }}</ref> is a Scottish [[paralympic]] [[tandem]] cyclist, tandem piloted until 2009 by [[Ellen Hunter]]<ref name="FDSW">{{cite web|url=http://www.disabilitysportwales.org/performance/ellen-hunter |title=Athlete: Ellen Hunter |publisher=Disability Sport Wales |year=2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703205910/http://www.disabilitysportwales.org/performance/ellen-hunter |archivedate=3 July 2008 |df= }}</ref> piloted by [[Helen Scott (cyclist)|Helen Scott]] until 2012 and currently piloted by [[Louise Haston]].
'''Aileen McGlynn''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} (born 22 June 1973)<ref name="crankitup">{{cite web |url=http://www.crank-it-up.org.uk/pages/patrons/amcglynn.html |title=Patrons – Aileen McGlynn MBE |publisher=Crank It Up: Cycling for All |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121040804/http://www.crank-it-up.org.uk/pages/patrons/amcglynn.html |archivedate=21 November 2008}}</ref> is a Scottish [[paralympic]] [[tandem]] champion cyclist, tandem piloted until 2009 by [[Ellen Hunter]]<ref name="FDSW">{{cite web |url=http://www.disabilitysportwales.org/performance/ellen-hunter |title=Athlete: Ellen Hunter |publisher=Disability Sport Wales |year=2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703205910/http://www.disabilitysportwales.org/performance/ellen-hunter |archivedate=3 July 2008}}</ref> but most regularly piloted by [[Helen Scott (cyclist)|Helen Scott]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] and grew up in [[Glasgow]],<ref name="crankitup" /> McGlynn was [[partially sighted]] at birth, she joined the Glenmarnock Wheelers cycling club at the age of 18 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. However, when the club worked it out they were very supportive. She is also a patron of an organisation called 'Crank It Up' who aim to provide cycling for people of all abilities.<ref name="crankitup" />
Born in [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]] and grew up in [[Glasgow]],<ref name="crankitup" /> McGlynn was [[partially sighted]] at birth, she joined the Glenmarnock Wheelers cycling club at the age of 18 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. However, when the club worked it out they were very supportive. She is also a patron of an organisation called 'Crank It Up' who aim to provide cycling for people of all abilities.<ref name="crankitup" />


Before McGlynn became a full-time athlete, she was a trainee [[actuary]] with a degree in [[mathematics]], statistics and [[management science]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sisport.com/sisport/633.html |title=Aileen McGlynn MBE |publisher=Scottish Institute of Sport}}</ref> from the [[University of Strathclyde]].
Before McGlynn became a full-time athlete, she was a trainee [[actuary]] with a degree in [[mathematics]], statistics and [[management science]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sisport.com/sisport/633.html |title=Aileen McGlynn MBE |publisher=Scottish Institute of Sport |access-date=19 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331165702/http://www.sisport.com/sisport/633.html |archive-date=31 March 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref> from the [[University of Strathclyde]].


McGlynn and Hunter broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004.<ref name="FDSW" />
McGlynn and Hunter broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004.<ref name="FDSW" />

At the [[2004 Athens Paralympics]], McGlynn and Hunter won gold in the [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's time trial#B1-3|women's time trial B-13]] and silver in the [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Women's sprint|Individual sprint]].<ref name="SDS">{{cite web |title=McGLYNN Aileen, OBE |url=https://www.scottishdisabilitysport.com/aileen-mcglynn-obe/ |website=Scottish Disability Sport |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>


At the 2006 [[IPC Track Cycling World Championships]] in [[Aigle]], [[Switzerland]], the pair won gold in the Tamdem Kilo (VI), setting a world record of 1:10.795 in the process and winning a [[Rainbow Jersey]], they ranked 17th among 33 male competitors.<ref name="FDSW" />
At the 2006 [[IPC Track Cycling World Championships]] in [[Aigle]], [[Switzerland]], the pair won gold in the Tamdem Kilo (VI), setting a world record of 1:10.795 in the process and winning a [[Rainbow Jersey]], they ranked 17th among 33 male competitors.<ref name="FDSW" />


McGlynn and Hunter, coached by [[Barney Storey]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympics.org.uk/show_news.asp?itemid=1708&itemTitle=Medals+galore+for+GB+cyclists+at+Visa+Paralympic+World+Cup&section=000100010006&sectionTitle=News |title=Medals galore for GB cyclists at Visa Paralympic World Cup |date=May 2007 |publisher=Paralympics GB |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609154622/http://www.paralympics.org.uk/show_news.asp?itemid=1708&itemTitle=Medals+galore+for+GB+cyclists+at+Visa+Paralympic+World+Cup&section=000100010006&sectionTitle=News |archivedate=9 June 2011 |df= }}</ref> once again broke the World Record at the [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] in Manchester, in a time of 1:10.381, but despite this, failed to gain a podium position.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7317831.stm| title= Storey claims record-breaking win| publisher=BBC Sport| date=27 March 2008}}</ref>
McGlynn and Hunter, coached by [[Barney Storey]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paralympics.org.uk/show_news.asp?itemid=1708&itemTitle=Medals+galore+for+GB+cyclists+at+Visa+Paralympic+World+Cup&section=000100010006&sectionTitle=News |title=Medals galore for GB cyclists at Visa Paralympic World Cup |date=May 2007 |publisher=Paralympics GB |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609154622/http://www.paralympics.org.uk/show_news.asp?itemid=1708&itemTitle=Medals+galore+for+GB+cyclists+at+Visa+Paralympic+World+Cup&section=000100010006&sectionTitle=News |archivedate=9 June 2011}}</ref> once again broke the World Record at the [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] in Manchester, in a time of 1:10.381, but despite this, failed to gain a podium position.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7317831.stm |title=Storey claims record-breaking win |work=BBC Sport |date=27 March 2008}}</ref>


The pair represented Great Britain at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics]] in Beijing, winning gold in the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)|Kilo (B&VI 1–3)]], setting a new world record time of 1:09.066 in the process, and in the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)|individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)]].
The pair represented Great Britain at the [[2008 Beijing Paralympics]], winning gold in the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)|Kilo (B&VI 1–3)]], setting a new world record time of 1:09.066 in the process, and in the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)|individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)]].<ref name="SDS" />


Already a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE), McGlynn was appointed [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58929 |date=31 December 2008 |page=11 |supp=y }}</ref> She was also named Alumna of the Year by the University of Strathclyde in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strath.ac.uk/alumni/aoy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923084855/http://www.strath.ac.uk/alumni/aoy/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2006-09-23| title= University of Strathclyde Alumnus of the Year| publisher=University of Strathclyde| year=2009}}</ref>
Having been appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2006 New Year Honours]],<ref>United Kingdom:{{London Gazette |issue=57855 |date=31 December 2005 |pages=18 |supp=1}}</ref> McGlynn was promoted to [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[2009 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58929 |date=31 December 2008 |page=11 |supp=y }}</ref> She was also named Alumna of the Year by the University of Strathclyde in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.strath.ac.uk/alumni/aoy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923084855/http://www.strath.ac.uk/alumni/aoy/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-09-23 |title=University of Strathclyde Alumnus of the Year |publisher=University of Strathclyde |year=2009}}</ref> She was voted runner-up in the ''[[Evening Times]]'' Sportswoman Woman of the Year in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Our winner up for prestigious award |newspaper=[[Evening Times]] |accessdate=8 April 2019 |date=27 February 2008 |url=https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/12800845.Our_winner_up_for_prestigious_award/?ref=arc}}</ref>


In 2010 McGlynn teamed up with pilot [[Helen Scott (cyclist)|Helen Scott]]; in 2011 the two competed in the B1km Time Trial at the [[2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships|Para-Cycling Track World Championships]] in [[Montichiari]], Italy taking silver. They followed this in 2012 by entering the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships held in Los Angeles in the United States. They took three silver medals at the Championships, in B3km Pursuit silver, B1km Time Trial and B Sprint.<ref name="Paralympics">{{cite web |url=http://www.paralympics.org.uk/gb/athletes/helen-scott |title=Helen Scott |publisher=paralympics.org.uk |accessdate=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709065026/http://paralympics.org.uk/gb/athletes/helen-scott |archive-date=9 July 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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McGlynn took her first silver medal at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], riding alongside [[Louise Haston]] in the Sprint. The pair were defeated in the final by the English duo of Scott and [[Sophie Thornhill]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28467615 |title=Glasgow 2014: England's Thornhill & Scott win tandem gold |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=24 July 2014 |website=[[bbc.co.uk]] |accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref>


At the [[2012 Summer Paralympics|2012 London Paralympics]], McGlynn and Scott won silver in the [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's 1 km time trial B|1km time trial B]] and bronze in the [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit B|individual pursuit B]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ParalympicsGB's London 2012 medal roll of honour |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/19427945 |website=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=12 August 2022}}</ref>
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McGlynn took her second silver medal for the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], in the Kilo. Aileen and Louise were the 1st tandem to go sub 1:10, recording a time of 1:09.771. Gold went to England's Thornhill & Scott.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://trackcyclingnews.com/cwg14-wkilo-tandem.html | title=2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland England win's women's tandem kilo | author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 July 2014 | website=trackcyclingnews.com | accessdate=28 July 2014}}</ref>


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McGlynn took her first silver medal at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], riding alongside [[Louise Haston]] in the [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games#Para-track|Sprint]]. The pair were defeated in the final by the English duo of Scott and [[Sophie Thornhill]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28467615 |title=Glasgow 2014: England's Thornhill & Scott win tandem gold |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=24 July 2014 |website=[[bbc.co.uk]] |accessdate=24 July 2014}}</ref>
==Palmarès==

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McGlynn took her second silver medal for the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], in the [[Cycling at the 2014 Commonwealth Games#Para-track|Kilo]]. McGlynn and Haston were the first tandem to go sub 1:10, recording a time of 1:09.771. Gold went to England's Thornhill & Scott.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trackcyclingnews.com/cwg14-wkilo-tandem.html |title=2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland England win's women's tandem kilo |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=28 July 2014 |website=trackcyclingnews.com |accessdate=28 July 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024101/http://trackcyclingnews.com/cwg14-wkilo-tandem.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2021, at age 48, McGlynn reunited with Helen Scott to take silver at the [[2020 Tokyo Paralympics]] in the [[Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's time trial B|women's time trial B]] in a personal best of 1:06.743.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cycling Track – Women's B 1000m Time Trial – Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/CTR/PG2020-_CTR_C73C_CTRWKILO----03031-----FNL---------.pdf |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]] |date=26 August 2021 |access-date=12 August 2022 |archive-date=26 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826073102/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/CTR/PG2020-_CTR_C73C_CTRWKILO----03031-----FNL---------.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref>

McGlynn guided by Ellie Stone achieved silver in the [[Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tandem sprint B|women's tandem sprint B]]<ref>[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/CTR/2022-07-29/CTRWSPRINT--01010-----FNL---------__C73E4_2.0.pdf Finals results]</ref> and bronze in the [[Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tandem 1 km time trial B|tandem 1km time trial B]] at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/CTR/2022-07-31/CTRWKILO----01010-----FNL-000100--__C73C_1.0.pdf |title=Women's Tandem B 1000m Time Trial – Results |date=29 July 2022 |access-date=12 August 2022 |work=Birmingham 2022}}</ref>

==Awards==
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;2004
;2004
:1st Women's Tandem Kilo (B 1–3), [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Summer Paralympics]]
:1st Women's Tandem Kilo (B 1–3), [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Summer Paralympics]]
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;2007
;2007
:1st Tandem sprint, [[VISA Paralympic World Cup]] (B/VI female)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/11052007/8/photo/great-britain-s-aileen-mcglynn-ellen-hunter-win-tandem-sprint.html| title=Great Britain's Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter win the tandem sprint final, B/VI female – Photo| publisher=Yahoo! Eurosport| date=11 May 2007}}</ref>
:1st Tandem sprint, [[VISA Paralympic World Cup]] (B/VI female)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/11052007/8/photo/great-britain-s-aileen-mcglynn-ellen-hunter-win-tandem-sprint.html |title=Great Britain's Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter win the tandem sprint final, B/VI female – Photo |publisher=Yahoo! Eurosport |date=11 May 2007}}</ref>


;2008
;2008
:1st [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)|Kilo (B&VI 1–3)]], [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7602669.stm "British cyclists win three golds"], BBC, 7 September 2008</ref>
:1st [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's 1km time trial (B&VI 1–3)|Kilo (B&VI 1–3)]], [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7602669.stm "British cyclists win three golds"], BBC, 7 September 2008</ref>
:1st [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)|Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)]], [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]
:1st [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)|Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)]], [[2008 Summer Paralympics]]
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.teamglow.net Team Glow Women's road cycling network]
* {{CGF profile|63435|archive=20210607142728}}
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|60811}}
* {{Team Scotland|aileen-mcglynn}}
* {{IPC|aileen-mcglynn}} (2004-2012)
* {{IPC|aileen-mcglynn-obe|Aileen McGlynn OBE}} (2020)
* {{BPA|aileen-mcglynn-obe|Aileen McGlynn OBE}}


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Latest revision as of 11:54, 1 December 2024

Aileen McGlynn
OBE
McGlynn at the Olympic Victory Parade
Personal information
Full nameAileen McGlynn
Born (1973-06-22) 22 June 1973 (age 51)
Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Team information
DisciplineTandem
RoleStoker
Rider typeSprint
Amateur teams
1991–?Glenmarnock Wheelers
?Johnstone Wheelers
?–2004Royal Albert Cycling Club
2014 -Team Glow
Professional teams
2013Team Scotland
2004–2013Great Britain Paracycling Team
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 3 3 1
World Track Championships 4 5 2
World Road Championships 0 1 0
European Track Championships 1 0 0
Commonwealth Games 0 3 1
Total 8 11 4
Representing  Scotland
Women's track cycling
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Sprint (B&VI)
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Kilo (B&VI)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Sprint (B&VI)
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Kilo (B&VI)
Representing  Great Britain
Women's track cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Kilo (B&VI)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Kilo (B&VI)
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Individual Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Individual Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Kilo (B&Vi)
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Kilo (B)
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Individual Pursuit
UCI Para-Cycling World Track Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Switzerland Kilo
Gold medal – first place 2007 France Kilo
Gold medal – first place 2007 France Pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2009 England Kilo
Silver medal – second place 2011 Italy Kilo
Silver medal – second place 2012 Los Angeles (USA) Kilo
Silver medal – second place 2012 Los Angeles (USA) Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2012 Los Angeles (USA) Sprint
Silver medal – second place 2017 Los Angeles (USA) Kilo
Bronze medal – third place 2009 England Pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Los Angeles (USA) Sprint
UCI Para-Cycling European Track Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Netherlands Kilo
Women's road cycling
UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Italy Time Trial

Aileen McGlynn OBE (born 22 June 1973)[1] is a Scottish paralympic tandem champion cyclist, tandem piloted until 2009 by Ellen Hunter[2] but most regularly piloted by Helen Scott.

Biography

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Born in Paisley and grew up in Glasgow,[1] McGlynn was partially sighted at birth, she joined the Glenmarnock Wheelers cycling club at the age of 18 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. However, when the club worked it out they were very supportive. She is also a patron of an organisation called 'Crank It Up' who aim to provide cycling for people of all abilities.[1]

Before McGlynn became a full-time athlete, she was a trainee actuary with a degree in mathematics, statistics and management science[3] from the University of Strathclyde.

McGlynn and Hunter broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004.[2]

At the 2004 Athens Paralympics, McGlynn and Hunter won gold in the women's time trial B-13 and silver in the Individual sprint.[4]

At the 2006 IPC Track Cycling World Championships in Aigle, Switzerland, the pair won gold in the Tamdem Kilo (VI), setting a world record of 1:10.795 in the process and winning a Rainbow Jersey, they ranked 17th among 33 male competitors.[2]

McGlynn and Hunter, coached by Barney Storey,[5] once again broke the World Record at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester, in a time of 1:10.381, but despite this, failed to gain a podium position.[6]

The pair represented Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, winning gold in the Kilo (B&VI 1–3), setting a new world record time of 1:09.066 in the process, and in the individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3).[4]

Having been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours,[7] McGlynn was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[8] She was also named Alumna of the Year by the University of Strathclyde in 2009.[9] She was voted runner-up in the Evening Times Sportswoman Woman of the Year in 2008.[10]

In 2010 McGlynn teamed up with pilot Helen Scott; in 2011 the two competed in the B1km Time Trial at the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari, Italy taking silver. They followed this in 2012 by entering the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships held in Los Angeles in the United States. They took three silver medals at the Championships, in B3km Pursuit silver, B1km Time Trial and B Sprint.[11]

At the 2012 London Paralympics, McGlynn and Scott won silver in the 1km time trial B and bronze in the individual pursuit B.[12]

McGlynn took her first silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, riding alongside Louise Haston in the Sprint. The pair were defeated in the final by the English duo of Scott and Sophie Thornhill.[13]

McGlynn took her second silver medal for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in the Kilo. McGlynn and Haston were the first tandem to go sub 1:10, recording a time of 1:09.771. Gold went to England's Thornhill & Scott.[14]

In 2021, at age 48, McGlynn reunited with Helen Scott to take silver at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in the women's time trial B in a personal best of 1:06.743.[15]

McGlynn guided by Ellie Stone achieved silver in the women's tandem sprint B[16] and bronze in the tandem 1km time trial B at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[17]

Awards

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2004
1st Women's Tandem Kilo (B 1–3), 2004 Summer Paralympics
2nd Women's Tandem Sprint (B 1–3), 2004 Summer Paralympics
2nd Disability Omnium, British National Track Championships
2005
1st Tandem Kilo, VISA Paralympic World Cup
1st Tandem Sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup
1st Tandem Kilo, European Championships
1st Tandem Kilo, European Open Championships
1st Disability Omnium, British National Track Championships
2006
1st Tandem sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (B/VI female)[2]
2007
1st Tandem sprint, VISA Paralympic World Cup (B/VI female)[18]
2008
1st Kilo (B&VI 1–3), 2008 Summer Paralympics[19]
1st Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3), 2008 Summer Paralympics

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Patrons – Aileen McGlynn MBE". Crank It Up: Cycling for All. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "Athlete: Ellen Hunter". Disability Sport Wales. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Aileen McGlynn MBE". Scottish Institute of Sport. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  4. ^ a b "McGLYNN Aileen, OBE". Scottish Disability Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Medals galore for GB cyclists at Visa Paralympic World Cup". Paralympics GB. May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Storey claims record-breaking win". BBC Sport. 27 March 2008.
  7. ^ United Kingdom:"No. 57855". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 18.
  8. ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 11.
  9. ^ "University of Strathclyde Alumnus of the Year". University of Strathclyde. 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006.
  10. ^ "Our winner up for prestigious award". Evening Times. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Helen Scott". paralympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  12. ^ "ParalympicsGB's London 2012 medal roll of honour". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Glasgow 2014: England's Thornhill & Scott win tandem gold". bbc.co.uk. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  14. ^ "2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland England win's women's tandem kilo". trackcyclingnews.com. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's B 1000m Time Trial – Results" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  16. ^ Finals results
  17. ^ "Women's Tandem B 1000m Time Trial – Results" (PDF). Birmingham 2022. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Great Britain's Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter win the tandem sprint final, B/VI female – Photo". Yahoo! Eurosport. 11 May 2007.
  19. ^ "British cyclists win three golds", BBC, 7 September 2008
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