Alison Peasgood

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Alison Peasgood (born Alison Patrick; 1 October 1987) is a British paratriathlete. She competed in the women's PT5 class at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal guided by Hazel Smith.[https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/alison-patrick Alison Patrick] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202332/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/alison-patrick |date=2016-09-22 }}. rio2016.com She competed again at the 2024 Paralympics partnered by Brooke Gillies.

Biography

Alison was born in 1987 with albinism. She was blind at birth and gained some sight afterwards, but has never had full vision. Moreover, she has nystagmus, which causes eye movement, and her albinism makes her, and particularly her eyes, sensitive to light. Alison worked as a physiotherapist at Victoria Hospital in Dunfermline until she moved to Loughborough.[http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/sisport/rio-2016/road-to-rio/alison-patrick-on-her-meteoric-rise-to-the-rio-paralympics/ Alison Patrick on her meteoric rise to the Rio Paralympics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919063533/http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/sisport/rio-2016/road-to-rio/alison-patrick-on-her-meteoric-rise-to-the-rio-paralympics/ |date=2016-09-19 }}, SportScotland, 8 June 2016

Paratriathlon became an Olympic sport at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. Patrick took the silver medal in the PT5 class behind Katie Kelly of Australia. Her guide for the race was Hazel Smith who is a Durham Engineer. They had trained for two years before the Olympics. They started out with a coffee together and went on to going on tandem bike rides together.{{Cite web|last=Boulter|first=Lily|date=2016-10-20|title=Hazel Smith: Durham Engineer to Olympic medallist|url=https://www.palatinate.org.uk/hazel-smith-durham-engineer-to-olympic-medallist/|access-date=2020-11-18|website=Palatinate|language=en-GB}} Smith was already a tri-athlete having been reserve for the team at 2014 Commonwealth games.{{Cite news|author=Andrew, Louise|date=2 September 2016|title=My Paralympic journey began over coffee|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/get-inspired/37116712|access-date=2020-11-18}}

Alison was voted "West Fife's Sports Personality of the Year ".{{Cite web|author=Hart, Ross|title=Alison pedals to World Championship gongs|url=https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/sport/15136292.rio-paralympic-triathlon-silver-medallist-alison-patrick-wins-silver-and-bronze-medals-at-the-uci-para-cycling-track-world-championships/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Dunfermline Press|date=6 March 2017 |language=en}}

In March 2017 she competed at the UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles. She teamed up with cyclist Helen Scott and they gained two more medals. Their tandem came third in the 1 km time trial and they gained a silver at the tandem sprint behind Thornhill and Hall.

She came fourth in the postponed Paralympics in Tokyo.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=Paratriathlon star Alison goes close to Paris medal |url=https://www.dunfermlinepress.com/sport/24557020.paralympics-dunfermlines-alison-peasgood-fourth-gb-paris/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Dunfermline Press |language=en}}

She competed again at her third Paralympics in 2024 in Paris partnered by Brooke Gillies who made her paralympics debut. Gillies had moved down to Loughborough to train with her but their work together was delayed until Peasgood gave birth to a child.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=Para triathlete Alison Peasgood's journey from pregnancy to Paris 2024 |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24547486.alison-peasgoods-journey-pregnancy-paris-2024/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=The Herald |language=en}} She was again fourth in Paris in an event won by Susana Rodriguez from Spain.